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Zimbabwe Lands Ministry on potential scam alert
08 Jun 2024 at 07:57hrs | Views
The Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water, and Rural Development has issued a statement disassociating itself from a fraudulent farming agribusiness grant programme being promoted by unscrupulous individuals.
The Ministry clarified that it does not have any such programme in operation.
In the statement, the Ministry emphasized that these deceitful activities are designed to deceive and defraud unsuspecting individuals and organizations by exploiting the Ministry's name and reputation.
They assured the public that the Ministry is not connected to these fraudulent activities and urged caution against falling victim to such scams.
The Ministry said for unsuspecting people to protect themselves from these scams, people should always ensure that any communication from the Ministry comes from its official platforms such as Facebook Page- Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development Zim, X handle @MOLAFWRD_Zim).
"Our legitimate contact details are available on our official website (www.agric.gov.zw)
The Ministry clarified that it does not have any such programme in operation.
In the statement, the Ministry emphasized that these deceitful activities are designed to deceive and defraud unsuspecting individuals and organizations by exploiting the Ministry's name and reputation.
The Ministry said for unsuspecting people to protect themselves from these scams, people should always ensure that any communication from the Ministry comes from its official platforms such as Facebook Page- Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development Zim, X handle @MOLAFWRD_Zim).
"Our legitimate contact details are available on our official website (www.agric.gov.zw)
Source - The Herald
