Four face court over online fraud cases

Three women and a man have been charged by the Fiji Police Cybercrime Unit in four separate cases of obtaining financial advantage by deception.

In the first case, a woman in her 40s from Nausori is alleged to have dishonestly obtained $2,300 from a victim in July 2025 through a bank transfer.

Police investigations revealed the accused allegedly used a fake Facebook account to deceive the victim into believing she would receive a package from overseas. The victim transferred the money but later became suspicious after repeated attempts to contact the accused failed. A report was then lodged with Police.

In the second case, a woman in her 30s is alleged to have dishonestly obtained $594 from a victim in September 2023 after the amount was transferred without the victim’s consent.

In the third case, a man in his 40s is alleged to have dishonestly obtained $100 from a victim in June 2023 after claiming he was recruiting individuals for overseas employment. The victim transferred the money for the opportunity.

The fourth case involves a woman in her 30s who allegedly obtained $1,000 from a victim who intended to purchase gold gift cards being sold by the accused. The victim later realised it was a scam and reported the matter to Police.

All four accused persons will be produced at the Nausori Magistrates Court today.