The Department of Social Development
in the Western Cape
According to the department the scam
involves social grant recipients living in the area.
The Departments Sihle Ngobese said
SASSA must immediately protect grant recipients from this scam. The scam allegedly involves SASSA clients
being called by individuals who claim to be from either the provincial
department or SASSA. It ask people to
give personal information including information on their SASSA cards.
Ngobese said the department would
like to alert the public to this scam and we would like to urge people to not
give their personal information to unsolicited callers claiming from being
either from SASSA or the department.
Meanwhile the department says it
holds a zero tolerance to the abuse of social grants recipients and the leaking
of their information to third parties.
The Departments Sihle Ngobese said
as the department we will assist SASSA into the investigation into this matter
with the view of bringing all those involved to face the full might of the law.
Ngobese said residents are called to
approach any of our regional offices with information or contact us on 0800
220 250 or you can contact SASSA on 0800 60 1011.
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