Do not be fooled by 'get rich quick' emails and ads.

Fiji Intelligence Unit (FIU) Director Razim Buksh has revealed many people abroad and even locals fall victim each year to scams that sees many of them lose thousands of dollars to pyramid schemes or fraudsters.

One of the successful cases the FIU were able to crack down on was where a local, in partnership with an Australian, put advertisements in the dailies locally and in Australia, promising a huge investment if they deposited $10 000 in a certain account.

The two raked in $51 000 from the scam before Police caught them.

Buksh said many such schemes originate from the Netherlands and Nigeria and calls on people to be cautious when accessing such emails because curiosity can get a person hooked resulting in the person losing a lot of money.

According to an FIU estimate through such scams, drug rings, tax evasion and even currency smuggling, Fiji loses $100 million each year.