City denounces scam about Metro Police Traineeship
19 December 2019
Tshwane residents, particularly job seekers, are cautioned about a scam that is doing the rounds on social media platforms which invites job seekers to apply for the available 2000 traineeship opportunities within the Tshwane Metro Police department.
The message is circulated electronically and invites targeted individuals to obtain application forms from their nearest Regional Metro Police offices and submit them before 25 January 2020. The message further states that the individuals must be residents of Tshwane, have a matric certificate, be between the ages of 18 and 35 years and have a drivers licence.
The invitation notice (message) is devoid of any truth, as the City only advertises vacant posts in newspapers and on the Job Forum page of its website: www.tshwane.gov.za<http://www.tshwane.gov.za>.
The City urges the public to ignore the message, as it is a scam. The City continues to be dismayed at the scammers who prey on the emotions of unsuspecting job seekers by manufacturing information about the existence of job vacancies. The City suspects that the aim of the scammers is to con vulnerable people who are desperate for jobs.
The City wishes to warn those who are peddling such false information that they will be arrested, charged and prosecuted, as their actions border on criminality. Further, they advise the public to contact the Tshwane Metropolitan Police Department on 082 891 8625 or the City’s Anti-fraud Hotline number (080 874 9263 whenever they come across “job adverts’’ that are issued outside the norms and procedures of the City’s processes.
Issued by the Tshwane Metro Police Communication Unit.