Reaches you by social media · Public web warning · 07 Oct
Scammers claim SASSA offers large small-business grants, e.g. R150,000, R250,000 or R350,000, and invite people to apply.
Fake grant offer: criminals exploit SASSA’s name to collect personal data and/or application fees for non-existent business grants. The source says SASSA administers social grants only and does not provide business funding.
Different pages, same playbook — matched by what they do, not just the brand.
A confirmed malicious page built to look like SASSA.
www[.]sassa[.]shop/
Recent SASSA fact-checks warn about fake SASSA business-grant offers of R150,000, R250,000 or R350,000.