Department warns people on an ongoing job scam

The Department of Agriculture, Rural Development, Land and Environmental Affairs would like to warn members of the public against a scam doing rounds, alleging that the department has advertised a one -year-contract in Agricultural Science Learnership opportunities.

“The department, currently, has not advertised any learnership opportunity since the last intake in September 2018, whose contracts will end in September,” says the head of department, Mr Lucky Monareng.

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The department has also learnt that the would-be victims of the scam are told to pay an amount of R1 500 to secure the one year-contract.

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“It has come to our attention that some of the potential victims have been told to pay an amount of R1 500 to guarantee their placement in the learnership programme. Such a request for payment has no basis because no amount of money is needed to qualify for any placement in a government programme or position. This is pure criminality committed by people who prey on our desperate unemployed youth, in particular.

“We are not sure yet how many people have fallen victim to this, but as a department, we categorically state that the poster is a scam, and people should be on high alert and refrain from paying any amount of money towards dubious adverts such as this one,” concludes Monareng