The SA national defence force has warned the public against a recruitment scam that recently surfaced on social media.
The scammers are using fraudulent application forms, alleging to be recruiting youth for the military skills development system (MSDS) on various social media platforms.
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“The public is warned to ignore and report these fraudulent activities instigated by the faceless charlatans aimed at swindling the unsuspecting and vulnerable youth of their money,” SANDF said in a statement.
The SANDF publishes application forms once a year (in January) in the various national newspapers and publishes these application forms on the SANDF website at the same time.
“For any inquiries on legitimate application forms, or to verify timings for planned recruitment drives by the SANDF, the public is encouraged to call the SANDF human resources acquisition office at 012-339-5626 or 012-339-5781 during office hours from Monday to Friday.”
The defence force encouraged the public to report all suspicious or fraudulent attempts at their nearest SANDF unit or police.
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