Overview
- The Power Division issued the public warning on Friday after reports that criminals were circulating fake subsidy links and QR codes to steal personal and financial information.
- A technical capacity problem on the official registration website lasted two days but was fixed by increasing server capacity and more than one million users have completed registration.
- Fraud schemes reportedly ask consumers to follow a link or scan a QR code, complete a multi-step form with personal details, and then enter a six-digit code that allows attackers to take data or access accounts.
- Officials instructed consumers to scan only QR codes printed on official electricity bills, to avoid entering information on external sites or messages, and to report suspicious links to authorities.
- The QR system is meant to verify household electricity use so subsidies reach eligible low-income families, and the large, rapid digital rollout has increased the attack surface for social-engineering scams.