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⚠️ SCAM ALERT: Fake Employment & Labour Tender – procurement@labourtendersuppliersa.org

Scammers are actively circulating fraudulent tender requests posing as the Department of Employment & Labour. These emails often include a fake RFQ attachment and request urgent quotations. The scam email is sent from procurement@labourtendersuppliersa.org and uses the name Thandiwe Msimango to appear legitimate.

📧 FAKE EMAIL DETAILS

🚨 RED FLAGS TO IDENTIFY THIS SCAM

• 🔍 Fake domain: Real government emails end in .gov.za, not .org or unfamiliar domains like labourtendersuppliersa.org.

• ⚠️ Encourages you to outsource products — a common tactic in “supplier referral” scams.

• ⏰ Urgent deadline: Pressures you to act quickly to bypass due diligence.

• 📎 Fake RFQ documents: Usually forged using official logos and formatting to seem credible.

❗ HOW THE SCAM WORKS

1. You send a quotation.

2. They “approve” it and tell you to order from a recommended supplier.

3. The supplier is a fraudulent entity.

4. Once payment is made, goods are never delivered — and the scammers disappear.

✅ HOW TO VERIFY LEGITIMATE RFQs

• Only respond to emails from @labour.gov.za or check official tenders on www.etenders.gov.za.

• Never make payments or issue POs based on a third-party “recommended supplier.”

• Report suspected scams to:

  • 📧 fraud@treasury.gov.za

  • 📧 cybersecurity@cybersecurity.org.za

  • 📞 SAPS Commercial Crimes Unit

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