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SASSA: sms warning

A SASSA October 2026 payments guide crawled in the last few days warns of payment-period scams: personal-number messages about pay dates, requests for bank PIN/password/OTP, links not on official SASSA domains, and offers to speed up payments for a fee.

SASSA: whatsapp warning

Recent SASSA fact-checking updated 12 October 2026 warns that fake SASSA messages are spreading on WhatsApp, Facebook and TikTok, including grant-increase and SRD-related claims that try to steal ID numbers, banking details, OTPs or fees from beneficiaries.

SASSA: phone call warning

SAnews reported on 9 Oct 2026 that SASSA has intensified grant reviews, eLife certification and biometric enrolment; scammers may exploit this kind of review/verification messaging, while OurPower warns SASSA does not request OTPs, PINs or banking details by WhatsApp/SMS links.

SASSA: suspicious website

OurPower’s SASSA fact-check page, updated 12 Oct 2026, identifies sassa-online.za as an example of a fake SASSA website domain.

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SASSA: sms warning

Recent SASSA fact-check warns about SMS phishing links saying 'click this link to verify your SASSA grant', 'update your details' or 'claim your payout'. It says SASSA does not send SMS messages with clickable links asking users to verify, log in or update details.

SASSA: sms warning

Updated SASSA fact-check warns that SMS messages telling beneficiaries to click a link to verify a grant, update details or claim a payout are phishing.

SASSA: sms warning

The same 2026-10-06 SASSA fact-check specifically flags SMS messages saying to click a link to verify a SASSA grant, update details, or claim a payout. It says such links are phishing and can harvest ID numbers, passwords and banking details or install malware.

SASSA: sms warning

Updated SASSA fact-checks warn that scammers circulate SMS messages saying “click this link” to verify a grant, update details, or claim a payout.