The City of Ekurhuleni warns the public to beware of a grant-in-aid scam that is being conducted by a person claiming to be an employee of the metro.
The metro has been inundated with complaints from residents who are receiving calls from the scammer soliciting money to purportedly fast-track their grant-in-aid applications.
The scammer, who claims to be involved in grant-in-aid adjudication, solicits amounts ranging from R1 500 from applicants, and recites their personal information which is contained in their applications to gain their trust.
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The metro wants all grant-in-aid applicants to be aware that applications for grant-in-aid are handled and processed free of charge.
The following pointers may assist to differentiate scammers from legitimate communication from the metro:
• The name of the City is City of Ekurhuleni, not Ekurhuleni Municipality.
• Landlines in the City have the 999 prefix.
• The email address for staff is: persons’name.surname@ekurhuleni.gov.za and not XXX@ekurhuleni-gov.org or any other variation.
The metro urges companies and individuals to be vigilant and to verify information on the website (www.ekurhuleni.gov.za).
Fraud and corruption can be reported on 0800 102 201.
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