targeting war veterans

Niël Terblanché In a disturbing turn of events, scammers have resorted to impersonating officials from the Ministry of Defence and Veterans Affairs (MODVA) in an attempt to extract personal bank account information from Veterans of the National Liberation Struggle. Colonel Petrus Shilumbu, the head of MODVA’s public relations division in a statement said this new and alarming trend has raised concerns among authorities, prompting him to issue a call to struggle veterans to be cautious. According to the colonel, the Ministry recently received credible information regarding individuals falsely representing themselves as MODVA officials. “These imposters approach war veterans, requesting their…