This Friday, a magistrate, a resident of Worli, fell for a text message saying his electricity bill was overdue, and ended up losing nearly Rs 50,000. mid-day has been reporting on the electricity bill scam wherein people are duped into paying or lose money when threatened with disconnection of their power supply. Consumers are usually targetted with a text message.

On Friday the magistrate received a text message from an unknown number claiming to be from his electricity supply company. “Your electricity bill is overdue and your electricity will be disconnected by 9.30 tonight," stated the message. A contact number was also provided in the message for help and assistance.