The Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has warned residents against fake messages and calls that offer prizes.
The authority reminded residents not to respond to these scammers who use the name of Dewa to dupe people out of their cash.
Aside from SMS and calls, fraudulent emails are often being used by scammers to ask customers to pay their bills through a web link.
“These emails are not sent from a dewa.gov.ae domain and often include links to fraudulent websites,” it stated.
“Dewa urges all customers and society members not to respond to these messages or click on any link inside them, and to always check the domain name of the email address,” it added.
Purportedly, residents receive a call or email about winning a prize. The scammers would ask for the victims to pay a fee or share OTP/card details, which they would use to withdraw money from bank accounts.
