Woman charged for allegedly obtaining $2,500 through online scam

Woman charged for allegedly obtaining $2,500 through online scam

By Monishka Pratap
Wednesday 02/10/2024

A 50-year-old woman from Lami will appear in the Suva Magistrates Court today after being charged for allegedly obtaining financial advantage through an online scam.

Police say it is alleged that the woman had received $2,500 from a victim on the 16th of April 2022.

They say the victim had been chatting with an individual online, believed to be residing overseas where she was told that if she sent the said amount, a gift would be sent directly to her.

Police say the victim sent the money to an individual who then sent it to the accused.

They further say investigations also revealed that the individual who had received the money before transferring to the accused, is also believed to have been a victim of the same scam.

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