Fraudsters will be the death of us: funeral policy scam leaves KZN teachers fuming

Education department the worst hit as syndicates in cahoots with brokerages access payslips to deduct fake policies

16 November 2021 - 18:29

A Pinetown teacher is racing against time to prevent almost R700 being deducted from her next salary for a funeral policy she didn't take out...

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