Point police station in Kwazulu-Natal is experiencing a number of fraud cases involving SARS Tax returns being opened at the station since the beginning of this month.
It is alleged that victims received their IRP5’s and went to SARS offices to submit their tax returns. Upon their arrival, they were told that their tax returns had already been submitted through e-filing and that they cannot submit again.
The victims were shocked and not aware that their tax returns had been submitted through e-filing.
A number of cases have been opened at Point police station regarding this scam.
Police are investigating fraud cases and no arrest has been made. the SAPS is appealing to the community to make sure that their documents are always safe and not to trust strangers with their personal information as it might get used by scammers to defraud SARS.