Two people charged for scam

Two people will be produced at the Sigatoka Magistrates Court today, charged with separate cases of allegedly Obtaining Financial Advantage by Deception and having in possession property suspected to be proceeds of crime.

The first accused, a 25-year old man from Nadi was investigated for two separate cases.

In the first case, the accused is alleged to have during the month of August 2023, obtained $3,000 from the victim as payment for an investment opportunity she saw on Facebook. The victim came to realise that it was a scam when she failed to receive the return of her investment.

The matter was then reported at the Tavua Police Station.

The accused was charged by the Fiji Police Cyber Task Force with one count of Obtaining Financial Advantage by Deception and a count of Possession of Property Suspected to be Proceed of Crime.

In the second case, the accused is alleged to have during the month of April 2023 dishonestly obtained $1,000 from a member of the public by similar means.

When several attempts made by the victim to reach the accused proved futile, a report was lodged at the Nasinu Police Station.

The accused was charged with one count of Obtaining Financial Advantage and a count of Possession of Property Suspected to be Proceed of Crime.

In the third case, a 24-year old woman from Lautoka alleged to have dishonestly obtained $200 during the month of November 2022 has also been charged with a count of Obtaining Financial Advantage and a count of Property Suspected to be Proceed of Crime.

The investigation revealed that the? victim had sent the money for a taxi permit. After repeated attempts to contact the accused were unsuccessful, a report was lodged at the Lautoka Police Station.

?Both accused persons will be produced at the Sigatoka Magistrates Court today.