The Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development warned members of the public, especially farmers, of scam artists who are parading as government officials and asking for cash to fast-track Covid-19 relief fund claims.
DURBAN - The Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development has warned the public, especially farmers, of a Covid-19 relief fund scam which asks for R2 000 cash to fast-track claims.
The department warned members of the public, especially farmers, of scam artists who were parading as government officials. Their intention is to defraud unsuspecting farmers who have applied for the agricultural Covid-19 relief fund of their hard-earned cash, by promising to fast-track their applications, it said.
“These faceless people are calling farmers and sending text messages requesting an amount of R2 000 as an upfront payment, promising to fast-track their Covid-19 relief-fund applications. The fraudulent text message reads: “We see that last year you have applied for Agricultural COVID-19 fund of R50 000 we want to process it fast so can you send R2 000 so we can process it before December. Capitec Bank W. WALSH Acc no: 1332654701 Branch Code 470010.”
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