3 people charged with separate cases for obtaining financial advantage

3 people charged with separate cases for obtaining financial advantage

By Mansi Chand
Friday 02/08/2024
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Three people have been charged with allegedly obtaining financial advantage in separate cases via the mobile money transfer app by the Fiji Police MPAiSA Task Force.

A 30 year old Nawaka woman is charged with allegedly obtaining $470 from a person.

Police say it is alleged that on the 15th of August 2023 the person received a Viber call from an unknown number stating she had won some money and in order to secure her winning she had to send $500 and the woman sent the $470 available in her mobile money transfer account to the number provided by the accused.

Police say when the woman tried contacting the accused there was no response and the matter was reported to the Police.

She will appear in the Nadi Magistrates Court today.

In another case, two men aged 20 and 24 years from Narere allegedly obtained $300 from a person on 19th May, 2024.

The two had allegedly advertised the sale of car accessories on facebook and the victim sent the money.

When he could not contact the accused persons, a report was lodged.

The two are charged with obtaining financial advantage by deception and will appear in the Nasinu Magistrates Court today.

The same 20-year-old accused is facing an additional charge for another case where he allegedly obtained $250 from a member of the public through the same means.

The accused had posted an advertisement for car accessories on facebook and failed to deliver the goods after receiving the money transfer from the victim.

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