Three people will appear in court today facing charges of obtaining financial advantage by deception in separate cases.
Police say that in the first case, a 23-year-old man from Valelevu is alleged to have defrauded more than $900 from three victims by accepting payment for items posted online but failing to deliver the goods.
It is alleged that the offences took place between March and May this year.
He faces three counts of obtaining financial advantage by deception and will appear in the Suva Magistrates Court.
In the second case, a 27-year-old woman is charged with one count of obtaining financial advantage by deception.
Police say it is alleged that she obtained $1,400 as a deposit for a flat on August 30th 2024.
They say after the victim received no response regarding the flat, a report was filed at the Samabula Police Station.
The woman will appear in the Suva Magistrates Court today.
In the third case, a 25-year-old woman from Nadi is charged with obtaining financial advantage by deception in connection with an online shopping scam.
Police say it is alleged that she took more than $1,500 from a victim for cosmetic items advertised online but never delivered.
They say a complaint was lodged at the Criminal Investigations Department Headquarters in Toorak.
The woman will appear in the Nadi Magistrates Court.
