This website deserves suspicion · 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 SRD R370 Grant: suspicious website

Fake SASSA/SRD status-check or application domains impersonate the official SRD portal to harvest ID numbers, banking details and other applicant information. Source says the official SRD site is only srd.sassa.gov.za and specifically names this domain as fake.

srd-sassa[.]org[.]za

SASSA SRD R370 Grant: suspicious website

Fake SASSA/SRD status-check or application domains impersonate the official SRD portal to harvest ID numbers, banking details and other applicant information. Source says the official SRD site is only srd.sassa.gov.za and specifically names this domain as fake.

srdsassagov[.]co[.]za

SASSA: whatsapp warning

Fake SASSA grant/SRD messages circulate on WhatsApp, Facebook and TikTok, claiming grant increases or requiring beneficiaries to apply, verify, update details, or pay a fee. The source notes SASSA’s legitimate sites are sassa.gov.za and srd.sassa.gov.za.