Police Officer Implicated in Forging Signature for a $200k Loan from SNPF

By Lagi Keresoma/

Apia, SAMOA – 21 March 2024: A police officer is implicated in allegedly forging a guarantor’s signature for a $235,000 loan from the Samoa National Provident Fund (SNPF).

On 4 March 2024, the ‘guarantor’ lodged a complaint with the SNPF Chief Executive Officer.

According to the complainant, he was not aware of the loan until his wife checked his SNPF portal recently to see how much he was entitled from the last 2.4 percentage dividend for contributors.

Returning from a trip overseas, he was surprised when his wife informed him of a $235,000 loan he guaranteed.

In the letter of complaint, he explained that the police officer approached him if he could guarantee his loan.

“I told him to go and check with SNPF if I was good as a guarantor,” stated the letter.

While overseas, he received an email from the police officer that his loan application was approved.

The complainant then asked the police officer to ask SNPF to prepare the documents for him to sign as a guarantor on his return.

What the complainant did not know was that the loan had already been released based on a consent letter he allegedly wrote and signed.

“I did not write any consent letter. I only asked the police officer to let the loan officer know that I was overseas but will sign when I return,” said the letter.

The complainant is questioning who signed the consent letter.

The complainant said the police officer understood what he did was an offence because it was his duty as a police officer is to enforce the law, not break it.

The complainant is awaiting a response from SNPF and is determined to pursue the matter to the very end.