{"id":104636,"date":"2025-05-19T13:39:21","date_gmt":"2025-05-19T08:39:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/?p=104636"},"modified":"2025-05-19T13:39:21","modified_gmt":"2025-05-19T08:39:21","slug":"hec-alerts-public-of-scammers-fake-websites-stealing-information","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/2025\/104636\/","title":{"rendered":"HEC alerts public of scammers, fake websites stealing information"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Higher Education Commission (HEC) has alerted people over scammers impersonating official departments and using fake sites to steal information. In a post on X, the HEC shared a brief video and wrote: &#8220;Public Alert: Scammers are impersonating HEC &amp; using fake sites to steal info. HEC never asks for OTPs, passwords, or bank details. Report suspicious activity to us.&#8221; In the video, the HEC explained that the department never &#8220;calls you for payment attestation&#8221; nor &#8220;asks for OTPs (one-time password), passwords, or bank details&#8221;. The education commission also urged citizens to beware of scam calls and fake websites. It urged citizens not to share any personal or bank details with scammers. The HEC also mentioned that it only has one official website where all the official information is provided. &#8220;Report suspicious calls and websites to helplines of PTA (Pakistan Telecommunication Authority) and National Response Centre for Cyber Crime,&#8221; the HEC informed in the video.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Higher Education Commission (HEC) has alerted people over scammers impersonating official departments and using fake sites to steal information. 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