officials to check their bank statements for unauthorised payments
16 November 2006
This follows queries from some educators and officials that they have had
deductions of R7,51 made from their bank accounts. They have been debited for
the months of October and November.
The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Education has not effected the debit order
and the payments have not been done through the Department's payment system
(Persal). It is not possible to determine the extent of the alleged scam
because the deductions were made by several banks and are not reflected on
salary slips of teachers and officials.
After consultation with the South African Banking Risk Information Centre
(SABRIC) we have advised affected educators and officials to open cases at
their nearest police stations and provide their banks with case numbers
obtained from the police. The fraud units of the different banks will assist
SABRIC to investigate the matter and to stop debit orders where necessary.
We appeal to teachers and officials to also provide the department with case
numbers and details to enable us to quantify the alleged scam. They can phone
the hotline (0800 204 353) within office hours and / or fax the information to
(033) 342 0275; or email to nomondem@kznedu.kzntl.gov.za
Enquiries:
Christi Naude
Tel: (033) 355 2453
Fax: (033) 342 0275
Cell: 083 262 8829
Issued by: Department of Education, KwaZulu-Natal Provincial
Government
16 November 2006
Source: KwaZulu-Natal Department of Education (http://www.kzneducation.gov.za/)
