Ekurhuleni市（COE）警告居民有关新兴骗局的犯罪分子声称以折扣价出售该市的预付电力

据该市称，这些欺诈者通过以降低的价格提供电力令牌来欺骗毫无戒心的居民，该计划已经使一些居民无口气了。

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）向居民发出了强烈的警告，该警告是犯罪分子声称正在通过社交媒体平台以折扣价出售该市预付电力的新兴骗局。

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.

据该市称，这些欺诈者通过以降低的价格提供电力令牌来欺骗毫无戒心的居民，该计划已经使一些居民欺骗并被释放。

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

但是，假代币并未被该市的预付费电表所认可，使它们毫无用处。

“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.

该城市在一份声明中说：“对于居民来说，保持警惕，只有从授权和批准的埃库赫勒尼市供应商那里购买电力。从未经验证的来源购买的任何电力都是无效的，并且客户有可能损失辛苦赚来的钱。”

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.

该市能源部与Ekurhuleni Metropolitan警察局（EMPD）合作，正在积极调查此事，并跟进潜在客户，以追踪那些负责骗局的人。

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.

可能敦促骗子接触或有任何可能有助于逮捕并成功起诉的信息的居民，敦促与最近的警察局联系或致电0860 543 000致电该市的热线。

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

Ekurhuleni市的官方网站上提供了批准的电力供应商的完整列表。