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The Department of Social Development addressed a new Sassa scam on Wednesday, clarifying whether gold cards will be replaced. 💳

The scammers asked South Africans to circulate the hoax message to 'all community chats, churches, etc'. Photo: Gallo Images/Brenton Geachon Wednesday, clarifying whether gold cards will be replaced.

The agency noted with the concern “social media reports” which “caused panic among grant recipients”.Beneficiaries were led to believe they would not receive grant payouts during December if they don’t replace their“All grant recipients with Post Office cards must attend at Sassa offices to be issued with a new card otherwise they won’t receive the December payment.”

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