Residents warned of a social media scam claiming to be allocating RDP houses
Scam alert - be aware of social media posts scamming residents through fake RDP allocations promises.
The City of Ekurhuleni warns the public to be aware of a social media-run scam to solicit money from RDP housing beneficiaries by claiming to put them ahead of the waiting list.
The scammers claim they have authority to allocate houses and request the potential victims to call a certain number and send through their personal details.
The City warns desperate home seekers that the circulating information is fake and it is a scam they are investigating.
“RDP housing and serviced stands allocation is conducted through a community consultative process wherein City officials and ward councillors visit rightful beneficiaries in their communities to inform them of stages of allocations.
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“Residents are urged to visit municipal and provincial housing offices to enquire about their status on the Housing Needs Register (waiting list), subsidy applications or any other information regarding housing matters,” said the metro spokesperson Zweli Dlamini.
Residents are further urged to report the incidents of maladministration and corruption to the law of enforcement agencies or call the City’s Anti-Fraud and Corruption hotline on 0800 102 201 for intervention.
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