This, according to the bursary scheme often happens under the guise of someone offering to help students with their myNSFAS and asking for their login details.
The bursary scheme has emphasized that they would never contact students to request sensitive information in order to access their student funding accounts.
You will never receive a call from NSFAS officials asking for your passwords or other sensitive information.
NSFAS also shared a few practical ways through which funded students can keep fraudsters from accessing their myNSFAS account portal. And they are listed below:
- Always keep your username and password safe.
- Do not share any of your personal information
- Always logout on your account using your personal computer, laptop or internet cafes
- Ensure to reset your password once a month. This will prevent fraudsters-have your recent credentials. Keep your new password safe.
NSFAS has also appealed to the public to report any suspected fraudulent activities relating to their services to the Vuvuzela hotline on 0860 247 653. The can also be done via email on nsfashotline.co.za or by SMS to 3016.
It’s worth noting that the Scheme’s cautionary stance against online fraud is not unfounded, as in December last year, NSFAS flagged an incident in which a funded student lost R8000 to online fraud after unknowingly sharing his details with the culprits.
