Beware of rates rebate con
All renewal letters will be posted; renewal forms are not for sale and there is no charge when submitting a renewal form.
DON’T be fooled by con artists who pose as municipal officials offering to assist with rebate renewals.
In the next few weeks, the municipality will issue rates rebate renewal letters to those who qualify, including senior citizens, the medically boarded, people with disabilities and child-headed households. With this in mind and the number of scammers who preyed on residents in 2015, the municipality urges vigilance.
“There were incidences last year where anonymous people were scamming senior citizens for cash to assist in filing forms,” said head of revenue management, Peet du Plessis.
All renewal letters will be posted; renewal forms are not for sale and there is no charge when submitting a renewal form. No municipal official will visit a home to collect or deliver forms unless it has been arranged with the municipality.
If a letter is not received by 15 March, current beneficiaries must visit the municipality offices with their identity documents. The closing date for submissions is 30 April.
Contact the revenue call centre on 031-324-5000 or visit any customer services centre with an identity document or information.
