Airports Company South Africa alert on tender scam
Airports Company South Africa has urged any bidder responding to the company’s tenders to be extra vigilant following the uncovering of a tender scam using its name.
According to Refentse Shinners, Group Executive Corporate Affairs, ACSA, they alerted to the scam by bidders who had responded to requests sent by email.
“The email is sent to bidders requesting them to send quotations or to deliver goods. These emails also require bidders to respond to tenders by depositing an amount into a bank account in order to receive full tender documents,” said Shinners.
“These requests use the Airports Company South Africa logo, names and employee contact details. However, a closer look at the email address of origin shows that it is not a legitimate Airports Company email address.
“Please note that Airports Company South Africa does not require deposits to be made to access its tender documents, as all tenders above R500 000 are published on the National Treasury E-Tender portal.”
Airports Company South Africa urges any bidder or potential bidder who has fallen victim to this scam to lay charges with the SAPS.
Report fraudulent activity in any of the following ways:
- Free Call: 0800 00 80 80
- Email: acsa@thehotline.co.za
- Website: www.thehotline.co.za
