Beware of Facebook con artists - Finance Ministry

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In a statement yesterday, the ministry condemned the use of Gordhan's name by fraudsters it said were preying on members of the public to gain easy wealth.

"These fake accounts are the latest attempt to con the public, both in South Africa and abroad, of their hard-earned money.

"Last year, the ministry warned the public about bogus letters or emails which purported to be from his office and those of other senior public officials," it said in a statement.

The ministry also said Gordhan and the National Treasury's official Facebook pages are:

http://10.121.144.67:67/nt/contacts.aspx

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Pravin-Gordhan/212693236160?ref=ts&fref=ts

http://www.facebook.com/#!/NationalTreasurySouthAfrica?fref=ts