Scammers target Limpopo Health
The Department of Health in Limpopo has been hit by scammers impersonating senior officials soliciting bribes in exchange for tenders.
It’s understood that the scammers issue fraudulent appointment letters for tenders advertised by the department.
The department’s spokesperson Neil Shikwambana says the scammers have targeted business people in the community.
“Our offices have been inundated with people who came to the department to check on their contracts because they have received appointment letters for certain tenders and when we check these tenders have not been adjudicated due to lockdown.
“We then understood that there are some fraudsters who are impersonating some of the department’s senior officials.”
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Shikwambana has warned the community to remain vigilant, saying people need to look out for the red flags.
“Nobody has to pay a bribe to get an appointment letter for a tender in government.
“We call upon our people to be vigilant and to be very careful because as the department we are not awarding any tenders due to lockdown. All the tenders that we had prior to the lockdown have been suspended.”
The department says it is working with law enforcement agencies to arrest the scammers.