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Couple remanded for online scam

Filipe Naikaso Senior Multimedia Journalist West [email protected]

February 15, 2024 5:34 am

Mohammed Ali (left), and Deepshikah Prasad

Two people who are charged in relation to an alleged online scam have been remanded by the Sigatoka Magistrates Court yesterday.

24-year-old Deepshikah Prasad and 27-year-old Mohammed Ali are facing charges of Obtaining Financial Advantage by Deception.

The couple had allegedly posted an online advertisement for the sale of a modem, and between the 1st to the 2nd day of November 2023, obtained money for the item, which they failed to produce.

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