The office of the executive mayor has warned the public to be aware of a scam that is being carried out by a person claiming to be the executive mayor of the City of Ekurhuleni, Mzwandile Masina, on Facebook.
“The personal Facebook account of the executive mayor has been hacked by scammers and reports from the public were sent to the mayor’s office informing us that the mayor was allegedly messaging the members of the public on the platform to solicit money,” the mayor’s office said.
“The scammer, who claims to be the executive mayor, solicits amounts of money ranging from R800 from people by requesting an e-wallet as he is struggling to open his banking application on his smartphone.”
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The office of the executive mayor urges the public not to respond to these messages and under no circumstances should they send the scammer money.
Should members of the public receive any suspicious request from a social media account claiming to be the executive mayor, they are urged to report the incident by calling 0800 102 201.
The City’s Information, Communications and Technology Department and the EMPD are investigating the hacking incident and tracing down the scammer/s.
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