SABC Warns Viewers of Scam Poster Targeting Unemployed Actors

• The SABC has taken to social media to warn its fans and followers about a poster that has been doing the rounds online
• The poster claims that the broadcaster is hosting a boot camp targetted at assisting unemployed actors, which is completely untrue
• Motlatsi Mafetshe took to Twitter to share the news about the fake poster and warn his fans about the potential of being scammed

The South African Broadcasting Commission has slammed a poster that has been making its rounds on social media as fake. The poster claims that the SABC is hosting a training boot camp for unemployed actors.

The poster claimed that a number of prominent local actors such as Katlego Danke, Motlatsi Mafetshe, Leleti Khumalo, Lindani Nkosi and Khabonina Qubeka would be training the actors for the six-week boot camp.

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The broadcaster made sure to inform its viewers and others who could potentially be scammed that the poster is fake. The Citizen reported that interested parties would have to pay R500 as a 'commitment fee' to cover everything needed for the boot camp.

The SABC took to its Instagram to share a post regarding the poster.

"Kindly note that this poster is not recognised by the #SABC as it contains misleading information, we are not in any way involved #scamalert."

Take a look at it below:

TimesLIVE reported that Mafetshe took to Twitter to warn his fans and followers about the fake poster:

Take a look at some of the responses from South Africans to Mafetshe's post below:

@Nomzamo59703991 said:

"Thank you so much."

@Robert_Mpisi

"I am not supposed to laugh neh Mara 'umzi o ne liquor'."

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In other news about scams, Briefly News previously reported that insurers paid approximately R522.7 billion to policyholders and beneficiaries last year after over 430 000 legitimate death claims. In 2020, 3 186 dishonest and fraudulent claims were made, amounting to R587 million.

Workers in mortuaries have allegedly been selling bodies, among other things, in order to obtain ID numbers. This is just one of the ways South African criminals are attempting to gain cash from funeral policies.

The Association for Savings and Investment SA (Asisa) stated on Monday, 23 August, that South Africa's life insurance companies reported an increase of 12% in dishonest and fraudulent claims across all areas of risk business last year if compared with the year before.

The above covers a number of claims which include retrenchment, disability, death and funeral.

Source: Briefly News