Fiji National Provident Fund has revealed details on how a company has issued false termination letters to its workers so that they can make an unemployment withdrawal,
FNPF states this is a public awareness document titled “fraud prevention” released last week.
“Angel Real Estate company (name changed) issued false termination letters to its employees, who in turn used these falsified termination/unemployment letters to access unemployment benefits,” said FNPF.
“These members managed to defraud the Fund by accessing their retirement savings.”
“This case was brought to the Fund’s attention through its whistleblower policy.”
“The company and those members involved are currently being investigated and referred for prosecution.”
FNPF added in another case, an individual falsified an unemployment letter, creating fake employment details and dishonestly declaring that he had been terminated and was no longer an employee of the company.
“He used this letter to access unemployment assistance with the Fund.”
“Further verification of employment status with the employer revealed that the letter was fake, and that Albert (name changed) had forged the employer’s signature.”
‘This case was referred to the relevant authorities.”
