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Fans warned over fraudster

Johannesburg - The South African Rugby Union (SARU) has again asked media to assist in alerting people to the activities of an investment conman, claiming to represent SARU.

The email fraudster offers investment returns of 130% to 150% for five-day deposits. SARU wishes to state categorically that they are in no way involved in any such scheme.

The bogus email - which comes from a sarugby.net domain - says: “The South African Springboks has (sic) made considerable progress and improvement, and we would have not been able to achieve this (sic) great heights without the help and support of our fans and supporters.

“We have therefore decided to give back to our fans and supporters by introducing: GET 130% - 150% RETURN IN 5 DAYS INVESTMENT.”

The mail is signed “Mr. Felix Mkhize”, who provides an email address and fax number.

“This is not a SARU promotion and anyone who receives such a mail should simply delete it,” warned Andy Marinos, the SARU GM for Commercial and Marketing.

“SARU is not a financial services provider and does not run any promotions or competitions that involve cash.

“This has been brought to our attention by alert rugby supporters and we are forwarding the information we have to the South African Police Services.”
 
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