Watch out for this sms · impersonating SASSA
Reaches you by sms · Public web warning · 10 Oct
The trick it’s trying
CheckSRDS’ October 2026 SASSA payment page warns beneficiaries about payment-period scams: personal-number messages about pay dates, requests for PINs/passwords/OTPs, non-SASSA links, and offers to speed up payment for a fee.
Scammers exploit October grant-payment timing by sending messages about pay dates or reviews, asking for bank credentials/OTPs, or charging a fake fee to speed up payments; no individual scam URL was provided.
More warnings involving SASSA
Warnings that work the same way
Different pages, same playbook — matched by what they do, not just the brand.
Website warning
SASSA Website
SASSA: website warning
A SASSA payment/status site crawled on 2026-10-06 warns that anyone asking for payment in connection with SASSA grants is a scam, while listing October 2026 grant-payment timing. This overlaps with grant-payment-period scams targeting beneficiaries.
Public web warning06 OctDetails