Ekurhuleni市（COE）警告居民有關新興騙局的犯罪分子聲稱以折扣價出售該市的預付電力

據該市稱，這些欺詐者通過以降低的價格提供電力令牌來欺騙毫無戒心的居民，該計劃已經使一些居民無口氣了。

The City of Ekurhuleni (CoE) has issued a strong warning to residents about an emerging scam in which criminals are claiming to be selling the City’s prepaid electricity at discounted rates through social media platforms.

Ekurhuleni市（COE）向居民發出了強烈的警告，該警告是犯罪分子聲稱正在通過社交媒體平台以折扣價出售該市預付電力的新興騙局。

According to the City, these fraudsters are deceiving unsuspecting residents by offering electricity tokens at reduced prices, a scheme that has already seen some residents defrauded and left out of pocket.

據該市稱，這些欺詐者通過以降低的價格提供電力令牌來欺騙毫無戒心的居民，該計劃已經使一些居民欺騙並被釋放。

The fake tokens, however, are not recognised by the City’s prepaid electricity meters, rendering them useless.

但是，假代幣並未被該市的預付費電錶所認可，使它們毫無用處。

“It is important for residents to remain vigilant and only purchase electricity from authorised and approved City of Ekurhuleni vendors. Any electricity bought from unverified sources will not be valid, and customers risk losing their hard-earned money,” the City said in a statement.

該城市在一份聲明中說：“對於居民來說，保持警惕，只有從授權和批准的埃庫赫勒尼市供應商那裡購買電力。從未經驗證的來源購買的任何電力都是無效的，並且客戶有可能損失辛苦賺來的錢。”

The City’s Energy Department, in collaboration with the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department (EMPD), is actively investigating the matter and following up on leads to track down those responsible for the scam.

該市能源部與Ekurhuleni Metropolitan警察局（EMPD）合作，正在積極調查此事，並跟進潛在客戶，以追踪那些負責騙局的人。

Residents who may have been approached by scammers or who have any information that could assist in their arrest and successful prosecution are urged to contact the nearest police station or call the City’s hotline on 0860 543 000.

可能敦促騙子接觸或有任何可能有助於逮捕並成功起訴的信息的居民，敦促與最近的警察局聯繫或致電0860 543 000致電該市的熱線。

A full list of approved electricity vendors is available on the City of Ekurhuleni’s official website.

Ekurhuleni市的官方網站上提供了批准的電力供應商的完整列表。