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SANRAL warns of a job scam targeting Facebook users following several cases reported at its Eastern Region offices
Pietermaritzburg, 6 August 2024 – The South African National Roads Agency (SOC) Limited (SANRAL) warns the public to be alert to a job scam targeting Facebook users following several cases reported at its Eastern Region offices.
The perpetrators are posing as job recruitment agents for construction jobs. Once they have found their targets, they solicit money from them, ranging from R250 to R1000 payable into a Capitec account.
The money is said to be used to produce “access cards” for entry to the construction site(s).
Once the money is paid into the account, they provide the SANRAL Eastern Region office address as the employment office where instructions for work, start dates and access cards will be received.
Shortly after that, they block your number and also block you on Facebook.
Various profiles are being used to operate this scam, but the most common is the one shared above.
SANRAL would like to reiterate that all credible information relating to SANRAL job vacancies will always be posted on SANRAL-owned platforms, including digital platforms.
SANRAL understands the current flood of applications in the job market and the desperation that may arise with an adverse result.
However, we appeal for caution when engaging on social media platforms to avoid being scammed.
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