Management at Ilala Ridge Estate in La Lucia have warned desperate job seekers and the sick to be wary of a bogus website that advertises a non-existent medical facility, using its address.

The Sunday Tribune was alerted about a website belonging to a healthcare service titled Eamed Healthcare Group with its head offices based in White River, Mpumalanga.

The newspaper reports that the website of the group claimed to have three hospitals under its ownership, namely La Lucia Private Hospital, Louwsburg Private Hospital and Berea Private Hospital.

The existence of the La Lucia Private Hospital purportedly dates as far back as November 2019.

The site also offered several job opportunities and their closing dates.

But alarm bells went off when the address provided on the website did not match the physical address.

According to Louie Fourie, manager of the Ilala Ridge Estate, the address registered on the group’s website was of a housing complex, and there was no medical practice in that vicinity.

Applicants for jobs were required to submit their verified documents onto the group’s system and were advised to pay an amount of R3,000 to secure the position.

Full Sunday Tribune report