A woman who allegedly conned a man in Tavua about her interest to marry him and obtained $900 out of him has been charged with dishonestly obtaining financial advantage.
Police, in a release said the woman who is from Navatu, Ba is believed to have allegedly obtained $900 on the 21st of June 2023 while in contact with the victim via Facebook.
“The accused was communicating under the pretext that she was staying in Labasa and needed the money to travel to Tavua, so she could marry the victim,” police said.
“The victim sent $900 which she later withdrew in Ba and subsequent attempts made by the victim to contact the accused were futile, as she had switched off her phone.
“She has been charged with one count of Obtaining Financial Advantage by Deception and will be produced at the Ba Magistrates Court today.”
