Don’t fall prey to scammers taking advantage of Covid-19: Treasury

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The department of national treasury has issued a warning against “opportunists” taking advantage of the uncertainty caused by the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic to scam government suppliers.

“The current environment of the Covid-19 virus has given rise to opportunistic scammers hoping to make a quick buck from companies who supply goods and services to government.

The department urged suppliers that any other requests for quotes should not be entertained as they were fraudulent and from opportunists. The onus remains with suppliers to ensure that the requests for quotations they respond to during this heightened period and beyond are in line with the commodities and services they registered for on the central supplier database,” warned National Treasury.

Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma also gave other ministers sweeping powers to take action to combat the spread of the Coronavirus.

 

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