The South African Police Service in Uitenhage issued an urgent warning to community members not to be naive when responding to adverts either in the newspapers, telephonic ally or on social media of a job offer/s.
This alert was issued after it came to our attention that community members received a telephonic call from a person claiming to be a police Captain from SAPS Uitenhage. The ‘bogus’ cop will inform the receiver on the other side that if they are between the ages of 18 and 35 years old, they may apply for vacant posts at the Uitenhage police station in Church Street.
The ‘policeman’ will arrange meetings with his clients and also request that an amount of R2 500 must be paid to secure a specific vacant post. The acting Station Commander for Uitenhage, Colonel André Swart refutes such applications in such a manner.
The South African Police Service will always advertise vacancies (posts) in the newspapers or on our official website and interested recruits will only apply in writing at our Human Resource Management Department, situated in Chase Street, Uitenhage and there is a strict policy on recruitment, which we abide to.
The application form is available only at the recruitment office and clearly states that it is ‘not for sale.’ The SAPS will never recruit telephonically or request any form of money. Anyone who might have received this type of notification for a vacancy must ignore it and deem it as a fraud or a scheme. Never commit to any payment. Application forms when advertised is free and under no circumstances, money is requested.
For more information on recruitment, kindly visit our website or your local HRM SAPS office.
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