Two Charged for Online Financial Fraud

The Fiji Police Cyber Task Force has charged two individuals in separate cases of obtaining financial advantage by deception.

In the first case, a 32-year-old man from Vatuwaqa is accused of dishonestly obtaining over $250 on May 19, 2023, by transferring funds from the victim’s account to multiple numbers linked to him before withdrawing the money.

In the second case, a 22-year-old woman from Lami is alleged to have fraudulently obtained over $200 on January 9, 2024, by transferring funds from the victim’s account through various numbers before withdrawing it.

Both individuals have been charged with one count of Obtaining Financial Advantage by Deception and will appear before the Suva Magistrates Court today.