Fiji Man Charged in Major Online Fraud Scheme

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The Fiji Police’s MPaisa Task Force has charged a 27-year-old man from Moto, Ba, with obtaining financial advantage by deception and allegedly possessing property believed to be proceeds of crime.

Investigations conducted by the police revealed that between July 2023 and September 2024, the suspect allegedly created several Facebook accounts to sell items, receiving around $1,400, which was deposited into his bank account and transferred through multiple mobile money accounts registered in his name.

The individual is facing six counts of obtaining financial advantage by deception and one count of possession of property suspected to be proceeds of crime. He is scheduled to appear in the Nadi Magistrates Court today.


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