{"id":361896,"date":"2024-08-24T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-24T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=361896"},"modified":"2024-08-23T17:50:49","modified_gmt":"2024-08-23T15:50:49","slug":"the-government-institutions-pension-fund-gipf-cautions-its-members-on-a-recent-scam-attempt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=361896","title":{"rendered":"The Government Institutions Pension Fund (GIPF) cautions its members on a recent scam attempt"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Staff Reporter<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Edwin-1-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-361897\" style=\"width:330px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Edwin-1-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Edwin-1-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Edwin-1-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Edwin-1-1229x1536.jpg 1229w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Edwin-1-152x190.jpg 152w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Edwin-1-84x105.jpg 84w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Edwin-1.jpg 1638w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">THE Government Institutions Pension Fund has cautioned all its members, annuitants, spousal, and child beneficiaries about a recent scam attempt advising GIPF clients to report to the GIPF offices to receive money.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;The Fund urges its members to be vigilant and protect themselves from such fraudsters. Members are further urged not to entertain such fraudulent calls, provide any personal or financial details, verify, reply, or click on any links that may be provided by fraudsters. Please do not hesitate to contact us for further information, and we urge our members to immediately report any suspicious activities to &#105;&#x6e;f&#x6f;&#x40;&#103;&#x69;p&#102;&#x2e;&#99;&#x6f;m&#46;&#x6e;a. The Fund takes the security and safety of our members seriously. Together, we can build a more efficient and reliable pension fund for all members,&#8221; Robyn Nakaambo, Stakeholders&#8217; Engagement Officer, concluded.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Staff Reporter THE Government Institutions Pension Fund has cautioned all its members, annuitants, spousal, and child beneficiaries about a recent scam attempt advising GIPF clients to report to the GIPF offices to receive money. &#8220;The Fund urges its members to be vigilant and protect themselves from such fraudsters. 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