Aspiring traffic officers in Western Cape warned not to fall for social media scam
Individuals are being scammed into paying fees to attend the provincial Gene Louw Traffic Training College.
CAPE TOWN - The Western Cape Mobility Department is warning aspiring traffic officers about a scam doing the rounds.
Individuals are being scammed into paying fees to attend the provincial Gene Louw Traffic Training College.
Operating via social media, the scammers falsely claim to represent the college and request payments of R150 for registration forms and a further R3,000 for enrolment.
Over the past few weeks, several people, believing they had secured training opportunities, arrived at the college only to find that they had been deceived.
The training college has stressed that no payments are required to secure admission and it will not communicate through social media platforms on recruitment or training opportunities.
Western Cape Mobility MEC, Isaac Sileku: "It's deeply concerning that scammers are preying on the hopes and ambitions of those seeking to serve our communities as traffic officers. The Western Cape Mobility Department will continue to take all the necessary steps to protect our citizens and maintain the trustworthiness of our recruitment processes. I urge everyone to remain cautious and report suspicious activity immediately."
Sileku says a case of fraud has been opened.