{"id":213612,"date":"2019-08-05T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-08-05T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/213612\/dont-get-caught-by-this-scam-warns-germiston-child-welfare\/"},"modified":"2019-08-05T11:03:03","modified_gmt":"2019-08-05T09:03:03","slug":"dont-get-caught-by-this-scam-warns-germiston-child-welfare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2019\/08\/05\/dont-get-caught-by-this-scam-warns-germiston-child-welfare\/","title":{"rendered":"Don\u2019t get caught by this scam, warns Germiston Child Welfare"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Germiston Child Welfare is warning the public about a woman conducting a scam using the organisation\u2019s details.<\/p>\n<p>Director of Germiston Child Welfare Barbara Bouwer said the person is using the name Marlene Summers and is pretending to be a social worker and using the organisation\u2019s address and fax number.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>The number used to correspond with victims is 084 709 0449.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey are being told to pay R170 at a Pep store towards \u2018Eliza Girls\u2019 Children\u2019s Home\u2019 for employment positions and fax their CVs to our fax number,\u201d said Bouwer.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cChild Welfare Germiston does not employ people in this kind of manner.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">ALSO READ:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/213515\/armed-robbery-victim-warns-community-to-be-vigilant\/\" target=\"_blank\">Armed robbery victim warns community to be vigilant<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/213100\/changing-the-face-of-poverty\/\" target=\"_blank\">Changing the face of poverty<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe address where people are being told to report for duty is, in fact, our address and the fax number given for CVs is our fax number as we are receiving CVs, but we have nothing to do with this scam and we are warning people not to pay any funds in the manner this person prescribes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As Child Welfare Germiston the organisation does not require any payment when employment opportunities present themselves, and the organisation distances itself totally from this hoax\/scam.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe matter will be reported to the SAPS for investigation,\u201d said Bouwer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPlease do not get caught by this scam.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Hav<\/strong><strong>e a story?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Contact the newsroom by emailing: Melissa Hart (Editor)<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><a class=\"anchor_post\" 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