The Mercury reports that the Department of Correctional Services has warned of a fresh scam where desperate job seekers are being fleeced out of hundreds or even thousands of rands by con artists promising them posts at prisons in exchange for the cash.  

The department’s spokesperson in KwaZulu-Natal, Thulani Mdluli, said that a number of people had fallen victim to the scammers over the past few months.  Their normal modus operandi involved phoning people and, under the guise of being senior managers at the department, promising them jobs in exchange for cash in the amount of R500 to R5,000.  Mdluli said the scammers had even managed to secure adverts in some print media to lure victims in this way.

• Read this report by Bernadette Wolhuter in full at The Mercury

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