Beware of Sanlam loan scam
A new scam has surfaced in which fraudsters are offering Sanlam personal loans up to the value of N$1 million. The insurance company has denied the existence of such a loan scheme.
“Sanlam has taken note of a scam alleging that Sanlam is now offering personal loans to the public. We at Sanlam wish to distance ourselves from this communiqué as it did not originate from any of our offices.
“Sanlam does not offer the [purported] 'Sanlam Loan' and the communiqué, which appears to have originated from South Africa but is currently circulating in Namibia, is inaccurate and untrue,” it said in a statement. According to Sanlam, prospective customers are being made to believe that they can apply via email, telephone or fax. “The scam referred to offers of, among others, personal loans of up to R250 000 and home loans of up to N$1 000 000. The scam, which appears in the form of a written letter, requests interested applicants to apply for their loans either by telephone, email or fax while insisting that no one-on-one communication is required,” Sanlam said.
“Sanlam wishes to take this opportunity to warm all current and potential clients about this scam. If you receive a letter, telephone call, email or fax relating to the alleged 'Sanlam Loan', please refrain from providing any personal information and contact the Sanlam Marketing Department on: +264 61 294 7607 or +264 16 294 7528 or email [email protected].”
“Sanlam has taken note of a scam alleging that Sanlam is now offering personal loans to the public. We at Sanlam wish to distance ourselves from this communiqué as it did not originate from any of our offices.
“Sanlam does not offer the [purported] 'Sanlam Loan' and the communiqué, which appears to have originated from South Africa but is currently circulating in Namibia, is inaccurate and untrue,” it said in a statement. According to Sanlam, prospective customers are being made to believe that they can apply via email, telephone or fax. “The scam referred to offers of, among others, personal loans of up to R250 000 and home loans of up to N$1 000 000. The scam, which appears in the form of a written letter, requests interested applicants to apply for their loans either by telephone, email or fax while insisting that no one-on-one communication is required,” Sanlam said.
“Sanlam wishes to take this opportunity to warm all current and potential clients about this scam. If you receive a letter, telephone call, email or fax relating to the alleged 'Sanlam Loan', please refrain from providing any personal information and contact the Sanlam Marketing Department on: +264 61 294 7607 or +264 16 294 7528 or email [email protected].”
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