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🚨 SCAM ALERT: FAKE DSD RFQs FROM zikhona.sodika@dsd-govtenders.online

Fraudsters are once again using impersonation tactics to scam South African suppliers by posing as officials from the Department of Social Development (DSD). The latest scam features a fabricated identity: Zikhona Sodika, sending RFQs from the fraudulent domain dsd-govtenders.online.

🔍 DETAILS OF THE SCAM

❗ Fake Contact InfoDescription

Name Used	Zikhona Sodika
Email	zikhona.sodika@dsd-govtenders.online
Phone	+27 (012) 516 0898
Delivery Address (fake but plausible)	HSRC Building, 134 Pretorius Street, North Wing, Pretoria, 0001

⚠️ TACTICS USED IN THE SCAM

An email arrives with an RFQ for goods your business may not typically supply.
Outsourcing is allowed — encouraging you to source the goods from a third party (usually linked to the scammer).
Fake urgency: "3 working days deadline" pushes you to act fast.
Once you pay the third-party supplier, they disappear — and you never receive payment from DSD.

🟥 RED FLAGS TO WATCH FOR

Warning SignWhy It's Suspicious

Non-gov.za domain	All government departments use .gov.za. dsd-govtenders.online is fraudulent.
Encouragement to outsource	No legit government RFQ allows reselling goods from third parties without strict vetting.
New and unknown names	No official listing for “Zikhona Sodika” exists in DSD’s directory.
Same phone number across scams	+27 (012) 516 0898 is used in multiple scam variations.

✅ PROTECT YOUR BUSINESS

🔎 Search tenders on the official eTenders Portal
📞 Confirm all procurement officials via contact info on www.dsd.gov.za
🚫 Ignore and report suspicious domains like dsd-govtenders.online

📌 EXAMPLE OF SCAM TEXT

"On behalf of the Department of Social Development (DSD), an exciting opportunity for your company is being presented... You are allowed to find a supplier... Please respond urgently."