{"id":121906,"date":"2025-09-04T08:07:25","date_gmt":"2025-09-04T07:07:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=121906"},"modified":"2025-09-04T08:07:25","modified_gmt":"2025-09-04T07:07:25","slug":"police-warn-women-collecting-transport-fare-without-showing-up-is-fraud","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/police-warn-women-collecting-transport-fare-without-showing-up-is-fraud\/","title":{"rendered":"Police Warn Women: Collecting Transport Fare Without Showing Up is Fraud"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">By Tracy Moses<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Rivers State Police Command has raised concern over the increasing cases of women allegedly receiving transport fare from men for planned outings but deliberately failing to show up, warning that the act constitutes fraud and is punishable under Nigerian law.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The warning followed a viral video posted on Wednesday by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the command, SP Grace Iringe-Koko, who clarified that such conduct falls within the ambit of obtaining by false pretence, commonly referred to as \u201c419\u201d in local parlance.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cWhy would you collect money from a man and refuse to honour the meeting? That is a crime. It is punishable by law,\u201d Iringe-Koko stated in the video shared on X (formerly Twitter).<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">She further explained: \u201cIt amounts to obtaining money under false pretence. Once you take transport fare from someone with the promise of showing up, and you fail to do so, it becomes fraudulent. If a complaint is made, the police have every right to arrest and prosecute such offenders.\u201d<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The police spokesperson also used the opportunity to caution women against trivializing the matter. \u201cFraud is not only about big scams running into millions. Even small acts of deception like this fall under the law. People must understand that the law does not excuse dishonesty simply because the amount involved seems little.\u201d<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Observers note that the warning comes amid rising debates on social media over accountability and exploitation in dating culture, where some individuals exploit gestures of goodwill for financial gain.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">A Port Harcourt resident, Chijioke Eze, reacting to the development, said: \u201cI think the police are right. Many young men have been complaining about being defrauded in this way. If the law is applied, it will serve as a deterrent.\u201d<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">However, another social media user, identified as Gift on X, argued that the issue should not be overblown: \u201cSome men also give transport fare willingly. It\u2019s not always fraud. The police should focus on bigger crimes.\u201d<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In her closing remarks, Iringe-Koko urged Nigerians to embrace sincerity in their dealings: \u201cHonesty should guide all relationships, whether personal or financial. 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