Russia (bbabo.net), - Scammers posing as employees of Mosenergosbyt have become more active in Moscow and the Moscow region, the energy sales company has warned. False electricians not only personally go around the apartments in search of gullible people, but also put notices in the mailboxes about the need to urgently replace the machines, intimidating that otherwise they will not install a new meter for you.
Let me remind you that since 2020, electric meters in Russia that have failed or during the calibration interval have been changed for free - guaranteeing electricity suppliers are doing this. In the capital region, this is Mosenergosbyt. Many do not know all the nuances of this process, which is what scammers use. The energy company assures that the meters are changed regardless of the state of the machines.
The electrician is required to present a certificate with a QR code. It can be scanned and checked
“In addition, our employees do not bypass consumers by offering paid services,” the company emphasizes. “Our specialist will come only in the case of a preliminary application or to take control readings. knows for sure that this is our employee.
You can also find out if you have a real electrician by calling the contact center of power engineers at: +7 (499) 550-09-550. Mosenergosbyt warns that scammers like to copy their name. A company can be called exactly the same, but have a different organizational and legal form - not JSC, but LLC, PJSC, or some other abbreviation. With one of these doubles, the power industry ended the proceedings last year - both the Federal Antimonopoly Service and the court took their side.
However, scammers like to present themselves not only as electricians, but as public utilities of all stripes. For example, gas workers. They come to apartments, talk about the need to check gas equipment, and then they can apply one of the scenarios. It is possible that something will turn out wrong with a gas stove, a column or a chimney - they will try to solve the “problem” of the false master on the spot, naming a huge price tag. Or they may even say that you do not have a gas analyzer. Of course, the guest will have the right device in his bag, and he will gladly sell it. Real gas workers are not sales managers and do not trade.
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