Beware of Post Office scam
Members of the public who have information regarding this scam must call the police or the Post Office’s Crime buster Hotline on 0800 020 070.
THE SA Post Office has warned the public to be on alert of a parcel delivery scam designed to defraud them.
Members of the public receive phone calls by persons alleging to be from the Customs division of the SA Post Office. The caller informs them that a parcel is ready for collection – provided they first pay ‘customs fees’ into a bank account.
In a statement the SA Post Office said they never required customers to make any bank deposit before parcels are released.
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“In instances where SARS levy import tax on parcels from abroad, the import tax must paid at the Post Office counter when the item is collected. The customer will receive a point-of-sale receipt for this payment.
“Where the Post Office has the cell phone number of the recipient, the customer will receive an SMS requesting him or her to collect the parcel at a specific Post Office branch. The SMS will not request that funds be deposited into an account,” they added in the statement.
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Members of the public who have information regarding this scam must call the police or the Post Office’s Crime buster Hotline on 0800 020 070.
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