With apocryphal web pagesCriminals looking to steal personal data and defraud usersAs alerted by the Federal Electricity Commission (cfe,
Through its social networks, the state company called on the population to avoid falling into sites where they can take personal data and misuse it, as well as steal money, as it pointed out has been that For this they use their official name and image,
How are scams done through web pages?
As he highlighted, the fake page They offer everything from jobs to used cars, which are believed to be owned by the institution.so he insisted on Never makes such offers or advertises its vacancies through social media or the Internet.
Whereas, in respect of receipt of payment for any service, the CFE recalled Neither your employees nor outside workers hired for special projects may request or receive funds under any circumstancesWhose information can also be given to the commission.
not only through the internet
In another publication, the agency also recommended to the public that when they receive a service from their employees, they verify that they wear a uniform of the CFE, and that When identifying yourself, show a work order or submit a report number Have to wrap up.
Also, he indicated that orders and reports can be verified By dialing 071 or via Twitter @CFE_with youBecause their employees don’t always turn up, they use contractors for tasks such as pruning, replacing obsolete meters, or outages for lack of payment.
He explained that in the papers, an alleged head of the region named Ricardo Ventura Gomez asked him to contact him by phone at 5545324844. To avoid suspension of servicesince he also assured that he should charge a Penalty for replacing seal on meter or direct lines to electrical network that do not go through meter without prior inspection.
In their May 2022 message, the CFE highlighted that, in addition to the fact that these visits were extortion to obtain money in exchange for not discontinuing service, when they could not do so, they described it as ” The documents she had submitted to give “justification” were false, so she would take legal action in this regard.
