At least 20 residents claim to have been conned out of large amounts of money when scammers offered to get them Eskom contracts in exchange for the payment of 'administration fees'.
The Roodepoort Record reports that Rupert September and Sifiso Kunene are at the heart of the alleged scam.
According to the report September claimed he was a spokesman for the ANC Ward 70, Zone six. Ward 70 falls under the Sophiatown region.
When the Times LIVE phoned the Sophiatown region office they said, "He is not a spokesperson for the ANC."
September would allegedly approach people claiming that the ANC wanted to distribute wealth and help individuals who ordinarily wouldn't be able to tender for contracts with Eskom to provide services such as recycling, catering and carpentry.
But of course this ticket to the gravy train wouldn't come free - September claimed the people needed to pay a R10,000 administration fee to the ANC to 'get their documents in order'.
While you do have to pay for tender documents, the payment in this case would go to Eskom not a political party. That would not be an administration fee, it would be a bribe.
Kunene would then allegedly pose as a high ranking Eskom employee, claiming to be the last person to sign off on tenders before they went to the CEO.
Eskom says he is not an employee, and victims should report it to the police.
September is currently involved in developing a putt-putt course at Florida Lake. He told the Roodepoort Record that the allegations are part of a smear campaign by Cyril Ramaphosa's niece Edna Mathebe, DA Councillor Dave Dewes and Kunene aimed at hijacking the development.
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