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The Citizen reports that that Department of Health has warned of a fraudulent job scam doing the rounds this week.
It involves legitimate-looking appointment or employment letters bearing the department’s logo, there’s a catch in that job hopefuls are asked to pay a refundable upfront fee of R250. The scammers claim this fee will cover background checks to confirm that the applicants have clean criminal records and are genuine candidates. The appointment letter indicates that the job seeker’s application was successful to “be fully employed as part of the Health Department of Health as an Admin Clerk”. The letter also lists the job description and duties, along with induction instruction, and stipulates the salary as R14,800 CTC. Then comes the red flag: “Before the training date, you are required to pay a fully refundable fee of R250 by 13th July for background checks to ensure you do not have any criminal records, and that you are a legit candidate.” The second red flag is the instruction to make the payment through a PEP store via its money transfer services. The health department said it had been inundated with calls and queries, and urged job seekers to give this ‘opportunity’ a wide berth.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Cheryl Kahla at The Citizen
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