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

GUEST – McIntosh Polela - RAF spokesperson <br /> <br /> 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. <br /> <br /> This achievement is a result of the sterling work done by the fund's Forensic Investigation Department. <br /> <br /> 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. <br /> <br /> 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. <br /> <br /> 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. <a href="http://www.kayafm.co.za/">Kaya FM </a>