The City of Ekurhuleni distances itself from a bogus 260-litre wheelie bin tender that is supplied by a service provider who is alleged to be operating from Cape Town.
“This is a scam. Unsuspecting service providers are asked to deposit money before being told the bins would be delivered on their behalf at 47 Van Buuren Road, the address of the City of Ekurhuleni communication and brand management department,” said Themba Gadebe, the metro spokesperson.
“The perpetrators allegedly send possible service providers an appointment letter bearing the City’s logo, together with the fraudulently generated order number purported to come from the City. Despite the City warning service providers of the scam, the perpetrators succeed in cheating money out of unsuspecting and vulnerable people.”
Due to the high volume of victims recently scammed, the City again emphasises that service providers must be vigilant as this is a scam.
“The City is fully committed to transparency on any information related to business and procurement. Such information is free and available to the public. Service providers are urged to thoroughly scrutinise tender documents since the scammers have perfected their acts,” added Gadebe.
The fraudulent emails have some similarities to the CoE emails.
An example of the fraudsters’ emails is: name.surname@ekurhuleni-gov.org.The correct address is name.surname@ekurhuleni.gov.za
To confirm if quotations or tenders are authentic, contact details are available on the City’s website on www.ekurhuleni.gov.za. Alternatively, bidders may contact Hannes.vSchalkwyk@ekurhuleni.gov.za or Siphokazi.Xokozela@ekurhuleni.gov.za.
