Fraudsters cash in on Lotto
FRAUDSTERS are using sophisticated tactics to dupe the National Lotteries Board into paying funds to bogus charities, while some genuine recipients are using lotto grants to buy luxury cars.
NATIONAL LOTTERYAnd the boards of some legitimate charities were becoming too reliant on lottery for funds and neglecting fund-raising.
This was revealed by the board yesterday when it addressed Parliament on its annual report.
Chief executive officer Vevek Ram said the board, which distributed R3-billion to charities and other entities in the 2010-11 financial year, had picked up numerous fraudulent applications for funding.
"You will find a person that has got 10 IDs, with 10 different names and 16 places where he lives and maybe he will make 16 different applications for different projects. That happens a lot," he said.
Ram also said there are beneficiaries who apply under the pretext of needing the money for charitable projects but when the funds are paid out, redirect them towards personal luxuries.
"We find that you give somebody money to plant food and then they would buy a Land Rover."
The board was also dealing with instances of conflict of interest, where some grant recipients were using lotto funds to fund projects that are managed by their own companies.
Pointman
Even charities are nor spared? Guess who they are taking their cues from. In Kenya and India, if you have to approach a public office like Home Affairs, people automatically pay a bribe - it has become accepted as normal. We are heading there too if we do not watch out.Report Abuse
Papadawg
These unscrupulous fools will stop at nothing. If they can rob and rape old ladies and children and are thought by those in leadership to commit fraud - how are we ever going to be a winning nation?Report Abuse
guiliano
Do you mean u just hand over money without making thorough investigations,stupid.Report Abuse
guiliano
Do you mean u just hand over money without making thorough investigations?stupid.Report Abuse
JUBJUB
guilianoDo you mean u just hand over money without making thorough investigations?stupid.
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That is so true,this is pure non-sense...
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dre10
We need a lifestyle audit of every director of charity organisation registered with the Social Development department.Report Abuse
phekulazikhuni
this can only happen with the collusion of the lotto employees, much like the tendering system. i thought all companies applying for lotto funding are vetted before funds are disbursed.Report Abuse
Knan
Stupid Lotto Boards which pay huge sums without investigating the existance of charity organisations, siesI also want to start a charity organisation' Lotto will fund it - maybe its the only way i can get my money back and No more gambling.
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