Risk of Email Hacking

George Municipality kindly asks that all ratepayers, and Municipal clients please be vigilant when it comes to especially financial transactions/payments made to the municipal bank account by following the strict procedures for sending proof of payment as indicated to avoid falling victim to a potential Cybercrime.

The Municipality has just recently experienced a single hacking incident within a department of the municipality. Additional preventative security measures have been put in place by our ICT division to mitigate the risk of this happening again, but it must be noted that Cyber criminals constantly challenge any measures put in place and clients are asked to be vigilant.

The public are urged to carefully check and confirm the municipality’s banking details as received on a municipal invoice. It remains your responsibility as the payer (ratepayer, citizen, business, client of the Municipality etc.) to ensure that the correct banking details are captured when making payments to George Municipality as the insurance companies and banks also do not accept any risk if a transaction approved and authorised by yourself ends up being to fraudulent sources.

BANK DETAILS FOR GEORGE MUNICIPALITY

Bank: First National Bank (FNB)

Account Name: George Municipality

Account Type: Public Sector Cheque Account

Account Number: 62869623150

Branch Code: 210554

Swift Code: FIRNZAJJ

Use your GRG municipal account details as a reference and send proof of payment to payments@george.gov.za

For traffic fines only:

Bank: First National Bank (FNB)

Account Name: George Municipality

Account Type: Public Sector Cheque Account

Account Number: 62869623168

Branch Code: 210554

Swift Code: FIRNZAJJ

Use the traffic fine number as a reference.

Please follow these steps to update George Municipality as a beneficiary on your online banking:

Delete your current George Municipality beneficiary.
Create a new George Municipality beneficiary:
Search for George Municipality as the Institution name and click select,
Continue filling in the required information until the transaction is complete.

Should you require any assistance in updating George Municipality as a beneficiary, please feel free to contact our Finance offices on 044 801 9111.