TMG Digital reports that the eThekwini Municipality has warned Durban job seekers about a con artist claiming to be a municipal employee who has been hooking her victims by placing fake recruitment advertisements.
Applicants who respond to the ads are told to pay a fee ranging from R150 to R1,500 in order to secure a job as either a cleaner‚ an official for Durban Solid Waste or a worker under the Expanded Public Works Programme. The con artist‚ known as Amanda‚ has been sending messages to unsuspecting individuals using WhatsApp saying they must pay the necessary fee at certain specified stores. The municipality stressed that it does not charge the public to apply for any advertised post.
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