In the past few days, many people in Sanmenxia reported that they received text messages from Henan Transportation, Traffic Management 12123 and other institutions about ETC business, and asked to click on the link to re-certify. In this regard, the Sanmenxia Anti-False Information Fraud Center reminds the general public that websites and apps from unknown sources should not be clicked, and beware of telecom fraud.

Recently, Mr. Zhang, a citizen, received a text message in the name of Traffic Management 12123, saying that his ETC had been disabled, and he needed to log on the relevant website to provide personal information to re-authenticate and activate. After clicking on the link in the text message, he was redirected to a website with the words “National Express ETC Processing Center” asking for information such as name, bank account, and mobile phone number. Mr. Zhang said that because the text message was sent from a number “+82 10-1238-6396”, he suspected that he had been through a telecom fraud.

Regarding Mr. Zhang’s suspicion, on April 20th, the reporter interviewed a staff of a bank located on Xiaoshan Road to find out whether the statement “ETC has been disabled” mentioned in the text message exists. According to the staff, ETC generally needs a signed bank card. The most common reason for ETC deactivation is the failure of deduction due to running out of credit. Generally, once the arrears is paid, it can be resumed. In addition, the failure of the ETC on-board device will also cause the ETC to stop working. In this case, you do not need to operate the bank account, and you can contact the ETC equipment operation and management party for maintenance. In short, when the ETC can’t work properly, the user can directly consult the card-issuing bank.

In response to text messages from unknown numbers, the Municipal Anti-False Information Fraud Center reminds the general public that if you receive a text message similar to the above about ETC, do not click on the phishing link in the message. When receiving suspicious text message links that require you to fill in important information such as bank card account numbers, passwords, and verification codes, citizens can call 110 or 96110 for consultation and verification, or go to the nearest police station for consultation to avoid being deceived.