South Africa
SASSA warns beneficiaries of fraud─── 17:22 Mon, 01 Jul 2019
South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) on Monday said they identified potential fraud cases from 2800 accounts nationwide -- 2200 from different banks and 600 from South African Post Office (SAPO).
Mpumalanga Spokesperson Senzeni Ngubeni said they have advised banks and SAPO to put a stop payment on these accounts.
"Both SAPO and banks have confirmed that these accounts will not be able to transact on the 1st day of the pay cycle which is 01 July 2019 and beneficiaries who are unable to get their grants due to any reasons are advised to start at the police stations to make an affidavit," said Ngubeni.
"They should take their bar coded or smart card ID together with the completed affidavit to their nearest SASSA office, be the lawful ID holder, bring along proof of banking details."
She said SASSA assures all beneficiaries that they will get their social grant for the month of July as all officials were ready to assist them.
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