A 29-year-old woman and a 24-year-old man will appear in court today for three separate cases of obtaining financial advantage by deception via the mobile money transfer app.
Police say their MPAiSA Task Force had received two reports where the 29-year-old woman is alleged to have dishonestly obtained money from two victims.
They say in the first case, the woman from Tavakubu, Lautoka, had allegedly transferred $200 from the victim’s MPAiSA account without his consent and later used it for personal expenses.
In the second report, the same woman on the 23rd of February is alleged to have transferred $100 from the victim’s MPAiSA account without his consent.
She will appear in the Lautoka Magistrates Court today.
Police say in another case, a 24-year-old man residing in Korovuto, Nadi, has been charged with one count of obtaining financial advantage by deception.
They say the man had allegedly sent a message to the victim purporting to be a representative of an Online Loan Investment Grant, outlining the requirements needed, which was the payment of a fee to secure the grant.
The victim had sent $200, and the matter was reported when the victim realised it was a scam.
The man will appear at the Nadi Magistrates Court today.
