Watch out for this sms · impersonating SASSA

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.

sassa-online[.]za

SASSA: sms warning

The same 6 October 2026 SASSA fact-check says SMS messages telling beneficiaries to click a link to verify a grant, update details or claim a payout are phishing; the report says SASSA does not send clickable SMS links for verification or updates.

SASSA: sms warning

Messages claiming to be from SASSA ask recipients to click a link to verify a grant, update details, or claim a payout.

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 6 October 2026: SASSA SMS phishing messages tell recipients to verify a grant, update details, or claim a payout by clicking a link. The source says SASSA does not send SMS messages with clickable verification/login/update links.