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Evidence-led guidance for recognizing deceptive links, manipulated claims and risky online services without promoting them.
An unsolicited electricity account recovery offer may be suspicious if it combines overdue-bill claims, threats, urgent payment demands, or requests for sensitive information. Pause…
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If an electricity outage map asks you to install a browser extension, pause and compare its requested access with its stated purpose. Verify the…
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Use official regulator records, platform identity checks, traceable supporting materials and credible independent corroboration before trusting an online electricity platform’s endorsement claim.
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Treat phone numbers found in search results, directories or caller-identification services as unverified leads. Check the relevant contact channel on your electricity provider’s own…
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A CAPTCHA should not ask you to open a system utility, paste or run a command, download a file, or install software. Learn the…
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Before entering electricity login or payment details, leave the sponsored result, reach the intended service through a known official route and confirm that the…
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A practical guide to assessing a video or voice message attributed to a Nigerian electricity official using the original file, metadata, timestamps, hash values,…
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Use the manufacturer’s official support site to compare registration routes, requested details and stated benefits before submitting account, product or purchase information.
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A valid website security certificate supports an encrypted connection to the covered domain, but it does not prove that an online electricity service or…
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Before allowing alerts from an electricity-service website, check the exact domain and confirm that the notifications have a clear, expected purpose. Deny unclear requests…
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