THE Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA) is the only government department authorised to allocate housing units and lots and that body is warning members of the public to be wary of scammers who are peddling alternate information.

The operation of a fake Facebook profile in the name of President David Granger, informing the public that the Ministry of the Presidency is allocating twenty housing units to interested persons was brought to its attention, the CH&PA said.

It lamented information on the page which said that interested persons should make a down payment of $350,000 through GTT’s Money Mobile System to an unknown account. “We are asking the public not to fall prey to these scammers,” the CH&PA said.
It said that there is no such program being run by the Ministry of the Presidency, nor is the CH&PA working in collaboration with any agency on such a program.

“Additionally, there is no system in place for persons to make payments for housing units or lots through Money Mobile. All payments for housing units or lots are to be made to the Central Housing and Planning Authority’s Brickdam office or its Regional offices,” the CH&PA said.

The agency is asking members of the public to make contact with the body for information on any housing initiatives.