The ministry firmly emphasizes that it does not conduct any correspondence with citizens in this way.
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“The Ministry of Climate and Environment does not send e-mails regarding electricity billing and does not issue individual payments or refunds. Even professional-looking messages can be part of a cybercriminal attack” – warned the Ministry of Environmental Protection in a statement on Friday.
How do fraudsters work? The Ministry of Climate explains
According to the ministry Criminals are increasingly more efficient at using current topics related to price increases, tariffs and government protection mechanisms. The goal is to create time pressure and encourage recipients to make hasty decisions. For this purpose the name of the ministry, fake logos and fictitious organizational units are used, such as the “Non-existent Energy Settlements Department”.
According to MKiŚ, Such activities serve not only to extort money or personal data, but also to create information chaos and undermine trust in public institutions..
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Where to report suspicious messages?
If anyone suspects that has been the victim of an attempted fraud, he should submit a report to CSIRT NASK (CERT Polska) via the form available at incident.cert.pl. This is where information about cyberattacks and fraud attempts goes.
The Ministry of Climate also advises that any doubts regarding energy billing should only be checked directly with your electricity supplier, using the official contact details published by the operator. Thanks to this, you can avoid costly mistakes and do not fall into the trap of online fraudsters.
