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🚨 SCAM ALERT: Fake RFQ from “Sibongile Mlangeni” – Department of Employment & Labour

Beware of scam emails impersonating the Department of Employment and Labour, specifically from the email address sibongile.mlangeni@labourrfqs-za.online. These emails falsely invite service providers to submit pricing for a tender opportunity.

🕵️ Email Details

From: sibongile.mlangeni@labourrfqs-za.online
Subject: Opportunity to Submit
Organization Claimed: Department of Employment & Labour
Delivery Address Quoted: Laboria House, 215 Francis Baard Street, Pretoria
Closing Date: Within 3 working days
Tone: Urgent, automated system notice

🚩 Red Flags

❗ Red Flag🚫 Why It’s Suspicious

Fake domain labourrfqs-za.online	Legitimate government emails only use @labour.gov.za
No listing on eTenders portal	The RFQ is not available on www.etenders.gov.za
Pressure to respond quickly	Creates urgency to skip proper checks
Open RFQ for any supplier	Genuine tenders require scope and compliance with specific qualifications
May direct you to a “preferred supplier”	A common tactic to get you to pay upfront to a scammer-run business

🎯 How This Scam Works

You receive an RFQ email from a fake address, claiming to be from the Department.
The product may be obscure, urgent, or outside your normal scope.
You’re encouraged to source and submit pricing anyway.
A “recommended supplier” is shared (run by the scammers).
Once you pay upfront, they disappear — no goods, no refund, no contact.

✅ How to Stay Safe

🔎 Verify tenders on the National Treasury’s eTender Portal
📧 Confirm legitimacy via official department contacts
🚫 Avoid using emails like @labourrfqs-za.online – not a government domain
💰 Never pay upfront to a recommended or unfamiliar supplier

📢 Report This Scam

If you’ve received this fraudulent tender email:

Report to the Department of Employment and Labour:
📧 fraud@labour.gov.za
☎ 012 309 4000
Report to National Treasury’s Office of the Chief Procurement Officer:
📧 fraud@treasury.gov.za
Report to your local police station or the SAPS Commercial Crimes Unit

⚠️ REMEMBER: South African government departments only use official email domains (e.g. @labour.gov.za, @gov.za) and list all tenders on etenders.gov.za.

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