Scam alert: Protect yourself. Protect your studies.

Don't fall for fake "Unisa services" or people selling assignments!

Unisa is seeing a major spike in companies and individuals falsely claiming to offer "Unisa assistance", including

• selling assignments.
• writing assessments.
• promising guaranteed passes.
• offering WhatsApp/Telegram "Unisa groups".
• claiming access to student data or module information.

These services are fake, illegal and dangerous. They are NOT linked to Unisa - not today, not ever.

STOP! Before you click, pay, or share your details…

These scammers want

• your money.
• your personal information.
• your student number.
• your identity.

        … and once they have it, you are at risk of fraud, identity theft and academic misconduct charges.

Many students have already reported receiving targeted SMS, WhatsApp and Telegram messages. If someone knows your module code and contact details, treat it as a red flag.

Using third‑party academic services is a serious offence

If you pay someone to complete your academic work, you are committing academic dishonesty.

Offences may lead to

• zero for the assignment
• cancellation of modules
• suspension
• deregistration or expulsion

No scammer is worth your degree.

Stay safe. Use official Unisa channels ONLY

Use only these platforms for official, accurate information:

• Website: www.unisa.ac.za
• myUnisa: https://my.unisa.ac.za 
• Facebook: UniversityOfSouthAfrica
  Twitter/X: @unisa
• LinkedIn: University of South Africa

E-mails from Unisa ALWAYS end in @unisa.ac.za

If it’s not from these channels, it’s not Unisa.

Your call to action: Stay alert and report it

If someone contacts you offering

• assignment help
• access to exam papers
• guaranteed passes
• “official” WhatsApp groups
• or anything using Unisa branding…

report it immediately.

Unisa Ethics Hotline

Tel: 0800 075 278
E-mail: unisa@thehotline.co.za

Help us protect you and the integrity of every Unisa qualification.