HMWSSB has issued a public alert warning consumers about fraudulent SMS messages threatening disconnection of water connections if bills are not paid. The scam involves directing recipients to contact another mobile number, which then sends an APK file via WhatsApp under the pretext of processing.

Hyderabad: The Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board ( HMWSSB ) has alerted its consumers about unknown individuals sending false information via SMS from unidentified mobile numbers, claiming that water connections would be disconnected if bills were not paid.

The water board said these fake messages were being sent from various mobile numbers instructing recipients to contact another mobile number for more details. Upon contacting that number, an APK file is sent via Wha

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