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Women charged for alleged fraud

January 13, 2025 10:24 am

The Fiji Police Force has charged two women in separate cases for dishonestly obtaining money through the mobile money transfer platform.

In the first case, a 23-year-old woman from Rakiraki allegedly obtained $336 from an individual on January 31 last year.

Investigations reveal that the funds were dishonestly transferred to her account, which she later withdrew.

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She is in police custody and will appear at the Sigatoka Magistrates Court today.

In another case, a 44-year-old caregiver from Dreketi Feeder Road, Lautoka, is charged for dishonestly obtaining $250 on January 3 last year.

Police say she created a Facebook account in her husband’s name and takes payments without his consent.

The caregiver is in police custody and will appear at the Lautoka Magistrates Court today.