RAF prevents R2.6bn in fraudulent claims over past three years

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GUEST – McIntosh Polela - RAF spokesperson

The Road Accident Fund (RAF) says it has managed to clamp down on fraudulent claims of over R2.6 billion over the last three financial years.

This achievement is a result of the sterling work done by the fund's Forensic Investigation Department.

RAF spokesperson McIntosh Polela says medical doctors, attorneys, victims, the funds' employees and those of corporate companies, are among the people punished for defrauding the fund.

She says a total of 713 claims were rejected in the 2022/2023 financial year, 448 in 2021/22, and 4 172 in 2020/21.

In the past three financial years, there has been a total of 32 arrests; 15 in 2022/23, 12 in 2021/22, and five in 2020/2021.
30 Nov 2023 3PM English South Africa Business News · Investing

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