SASSA urges public to report fraud cases
A SASSA employee and her partner were recently sentenced to eight and 10 years in jail for fraud amounting to more than R1.2 million.
SASSA has called on the public to report cases of corruption after it was targeted by criminal syndicates and various attempts were made to defraud its system recently.
In a statement, SASSA said its anti-fraud strategy has been continuously tested over the years by criminals.
“We need to work together even more with the public to fight corruption and ensure that public funds are not abused by anyone,” said SASSA CEO, Totsie Memela.
A SASSA employee and her partner were recently sentenced to eight and ten years in jail for fraud amounting to more than R1.2 million.
The couple was sentenced at the Mbizana Regional Court in the Eastern Cape.
According to SASSA, their modus operandi was to register fraudulent social grants on the SASSA system.
Memela said the SASSA anti-fraud strategy is anchored on prevention, detection and strengthening internal controls.
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“This strategy is driven by multi-disciplinary teams of law enforcers who collaborate to detect fraud and unleash the might of the law on those suspected of committing it. We have adopted a zero-tolerance approach to fraud and will stop at nothing to root it out at first sight, so criminals, be warned,” she added.
To report fraud, call the SASSA anti-corruption hotline on 0800 43 43 73.
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