Sigatoka woman arrested for $900 scam

A 42-year-old woman has been arrested and charged for allegedly dishonestly obtaining more than $900 through a mobile money transfer app.

Police say the accused from Olosara in Sigatoka is alleged to have dishonestly obtained $967 from two people on two different occasions.

It is alleged that both victims had received money from their relatives and within seconds it was transferred to the woman’s M-PAiSA account and received a message that their money was successfully transferred to the accused. Further investigations revealed that their M-PAiSA accounts were allegedly hacked due to having given out personal information to scammers on facebook.

The accused will be appearing in the Sigatoka Magistrate Court today.

Police are reminding members of the public not to share personal information online, passwords, one-time passwords and any other information used for personal accounts, especially through any online interactions as it could be used against them.