Forged Cheques

The Fiji Police Force is urging business operators to be vigilant and conduct thorough checks before engaging in financial transactions involving cheques.

Current trends have shown the use of forged company cheques to obtain goods from business entities.

Reports have been received of this happening in the Western, Eastern and Southern Divisions.

The perpetrators are targeting major business outlets such as supermarkets and hardware outlets.

They are using forged cheques with the intention of obtaining valuable goods through fraudulent measures by issuing Cheques belonging to certain companies with forged signatures.

Once the transaction is completed, carriers would be hired to pick and deliver goods or materials to a different location.

We urge business operators to be vigilant and to call Crime Stoppers Fiji on 919 if you suspect any transaction where cheques are involved to be fraudulent.