The South African National Defence Force is Concerned by the Recurring Recruitment Scams Aimed At Fleecing Unsuspecting Citizens of the Country
The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) has been alerted to yet another purported SANDF Reserve Force recruitment scam in circulation on the various social media platforms initiated by faceless criminals, intent on fleecing unsuspecting and vulnerable citizens. The form in circulation is a legitimate military recruitment form, but it was not issued by the relevant SANDF recruitment office. There is currently no official recruitment drive underway within the SANDF.
Scammers have now resorted to luring desperate youths and their unsuspecting parents into disclosing or furnishing their personal details on this form. Personal information is then gained with the intention of defrauding unsuspecting citizens. This is a deviation from the well-known modus operandi of asking for an application fee to make their advertisement look and sound legitimate.
The repeated deceitful acts by these unpatriotic faceless criminals, targeting our unsuspecting youths is abhorrently unethical, illegal and should be condemned by all law abiding citizens of our country. The SANDF wishes to state categorically that there is currently no official recruitment drive being conducted.
These unscrupulous criminals are known in the communities where they are recruiting from and the SANDF is encouraging those who may know these criminals to anonymously report them at the SAPS.
Enquiries:
Brigadier General Andries Mokoena Mahapa
(Director Defence Corporate Communication)
078 097 4005
