Watch out for Facebook scams

The personal Facebook account of the mayor of Ekurhuleni, Mzwandile Masina, has been hacked by scammers who are asking members of the public to donate money to him.

The scammer, who claims to be the mayor of Ekurhuleni, solicits amounts of up to R800 from members of the public by requesting an e-wallet transfer, claiming he is struggling to open his banking application on his smartphone.

Masina urges the public not to respond to these messages and under no condition should they send the scammer money.

Masina says that should members of the public receive any suspicious requests from a social media account claiming to be his personal account, please report the incident to 0800 102 201.

The City’s Information, Communications and Technology Department and the Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department are currently investigating the hacking incident and tracing down the scammers.

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