Durban — Another scam linked to the South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) has been noted in KwaZulu-Natal.
On Monday, Sassa in KZN said that it was concerned by the increasing number of scam messages doing the rounds on social media purporting to be selling Sassa cards.
Sassa warned the public that Sassa cards are not for sale and that any person claiming to be selling Sassa cards is committing a crime.
Sassa acting KZN regional executive manager Simlindile Jabavu said: “We urge our people to exercise caution, not to be duped by hoax messages. We call upon the public not to buy Sassa cards from anyone. We solicit the assistance of the public to report such fraudsters to law enforcement agencies.”
In July, Sassa urged social grant recipients to be wary of fake people purporting to be Sassa officials visiting households to change Sassa payment cards.
Sassa KZN spokesperson Sandy Godlwana said they had been inundated with reports that social grant beneficiaries were being deceived by bogus people who visit them in their homes and claim to be Sassa officials advising them to change their Sassa cards.
“Sassa is not embarking on a campaign to change beneficiaries’ cards, and under no circumstances will Sassa officials ever call or visit a grant recipient and require their personal information or their Sassa cards and PINs,” Godlwana said.
“Beneficiaries are urged not to co-operate with anybody who requests to change their cards and instead report incidents directly to the police. Beneficiaries are also advised to be vigilant and cautious when using their PINs at all times and not to share this with anybody, even close family members. If there are any changes to the grant payment system, Sassa will inform beneficiaries through all available channels and also through stakeholder engagements.”
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