The Ministry of Finance has warned of a scam being purported in the name of Deputy Minister of Finance Dr David Masondo. In a statement from national treasury, it warns against the scam being run on various platforms, promising people funding for their businesses. The Deputy Minister of Finance would like to alert the public that he and the Ministry would never approach people and offer them financial assistance of any kind.
“In most instances, those that fall for these scams, end up being requested to later pay thousands of rand before their businesses can be assisted, leading to financial loss and stress for the victims.”
The ministry reiterated that such scams can only succeed to the extent that members of the public have an unquenchable thirst for easy wealth.
It cautioned people to look out for warnings signs such as:
If an organisation already has all of your personal details, they will not request you to re-confirm those details The e-mail requestor always requests for bank account information, credit card numbers, driver’s licence number, passport number, information about members of your family, and other personal information
The e-mail or SMS advises that you have won a prize – even though you are not aware of having entered any competition run by the prize promoters The names of persons used as senders of the e-mails are common.
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Source: IOL