A 25-year-old man will appear in the Nadi Magistrates Court today for obtaining financial advantage by deception in connection to an alleged taxi permit scam.
Police say an investigation by their M-PAiSA Task Force revealed that on June 3rd, 2021, the victim sent $250 to someone she believed was an official capable of processing a taxi permit application.
The accused, who allegedly collaborated with an accomplice, withdrew the money in Namaka.
Police say the victim later realized it was a scam when she received no feedback from the individual who had arranged the transaction.
The accused has been charged with one count of obtaining financial advantage by deception.
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