The Ekurhuleni metro has issued a warning to the public to beware of a grant-in-aid scam that is being carried by a person claiming to be an employee of the metro.
“The metro has been inundated with complaints from residents who are receiving calls from the scammer soliciting money to purportedly fast-track their grant-in-aid applications,” said metro spokesperson Themba Gadebe.
“The scammer who claims to be involved in grant-in-aid adjudication, solicits amounts ranging from R1 500 from applicants, and recites their personal information contained in their applications to gain their trust.:
Gadebe said that applications for grant-in-aid are handled and processed free of charge by the metro.
ALSO READ:
DEMS: Fire safety tips for winter
The metro provided tips to differentiate scammers from metro communication:
• The name of the metro is City of Ekurhuleni, not Ekurhuleni Municipality
• Landlines in the City have the 999 prefix
• The email address for staff is: person name.surname@ekurhuleni.gov.za and not XXX@ekurhuleni-gov.org or any other variation
