“You received a suspicious SMS message with a message about overpayments, undeclared income, unpaid fines, or maybe you received an e-mail. a letter from VMI or other institutions regarding an unexpected subsidy? Be careful – this could be a scam.
There are cases when VMI’s name is used in an attempt to commit fraud, for example, when sending SMS messages or other messages, when referring to websites that imitate VMI,” reads the information provided to residents on the VMI website.
If you’ve received a suspicious message that purports to be from VMI and you’re not sure whether to trust it, here are the most important things to look out for:
- VMI does not send SMS messages containing additional links to residents.
- Customers can receive SMS messages on behalf of VMI after registering for a visit or, e.g. due to the message received in the VMI system, but the link to them is not provided.
- Other institutions do not send SMS messages with information about VMI.
- In an SMS message sent by fraudsters, the name of the sender, which the recipient of the SMS message sees on his phone, may be indicated by VMI, but this does not mean that the message was sent by VMI.
If you received an e-mail, it is important to remember that all official VMI institution e-mails. email addresses end with a suffix @vmi.lt.
It is also advised not to open unclear links, not to transfer money to unclear bank accounts.
More information is available here.
2024-08-26 13:19:29