Three men from Labasa have been charged with obtaining financial advantage by deception using a mobile money transfer app. A 27-year-old man from Nabekavu, Labasa, is accused of dishonestly obtaining $230 from a victim after hacking his friend’s Viber account.
The victim sent the money, but the accused quickly withdrew it. The incident was reported to Namaka Station when the victim saw a post stating that someone had hacked his friend’s account.
Another 27-year-old man from Bulileka is also accused of dishonestly obtaining $230 under the pretext of using a Viber account he hacked.
In October of last year, a 29-year-old man from Namara was accused of dishonestly obtaining $535 from a victim.
The victim was surprised to see a message stating that he had successfully sent the amount to the accused, but the accused later withdrew it. All three accused persons will be produced at Labasa Magistrates Court today.
