QuickCheck: Is an 'electricity meter change' part of a new scam tactic?


GENERALLY, scammers tend to pose as law enforcement personnel or as officers representing government agencies or ministries in their attempts to intimidate potential victims into complying with their instructions.

It was claimed recently that a woman in Johor fell for a scammer posing as an employee of electricity utility Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) claiming that she was the recipient of an electricity meter change.

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