Beware new bogus Sassa grant WhatsApp message

This is the scam promise: “All South Africans aged 18-65 years can apply.

“Over 55,000 citizens received R350 fund grant in 2020/2021 due to Covid. In 2023 over 675,000 citizens will receive R700 payment.

“The payments have just began for all applicants. Register to be part of the beneficiaries.”

A click through leads to a list of South Africans claiming to have received the grant through the online application, and asks for personal information, followed by a request to share the message on WhatsApp.

The writer stopped at that point but the fraudsters are no doubt after personal information for the purposes of impersonation fraud or the payment of fees, or both.

A Sassa spokesperson told TimesLIVE: “Sassa requests clients to be vigilant about  misleading information, scammers and fraudsters who want to take advantage of the vulnerable and other recipients.”

Here’s a link to the genuine Sassa website. 

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