Watch out for this social media · impersonating SASSA
Reaches you by social media · Public web warning · 09 Oct
The trick it’s trying
The same 7 October 2026 SASSA fact-check warns against messages using inflated SRD amounts such as R450 or R700 instead of the real SRD R370 amount, and says only sassa.gov.za and srd.sassa.gov.za are official SASSA websites.
Fake social posts or forwarded messages advertise inflated SASSA/SRD grant amounts and try to lure beneficiaries into following unofficial instructions, links, or requests for details.
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SASSA fact-check warns about viral posts/forwards claiming a fake SRD increase, including R450 or R700 amounts. These messages are used to drive users to fake application, verification or update processes.
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