Due to allegedly conducting an illegal unauthorized transaction of MVR 92,000 from another’s bank account, two young men have been arrested and are currently in custody of the police. 

The police received the complaint on 17th of August from the victim regarding the unauthorized transaction, stating money had been withdrawn from their bank account after they unsuspectingly clicked on an unidentified link sent from a telegram group, and then proceeded to share their OTP code.

It has been reported that the people behind the scam have been arrested and identified the very next day, as Mohamed Fazeel, aged 23, of Fine Park, from HA. Hoarafushi, alongside another person the police has been stated has been involved in the case, Abshar Rasheed, aged 23, of Fine Beach, from GDh. Fiyoari.

The police are currently investigating the case and have further reported that Fazeel has a prior criminal record prior to the incident.

Moreover, both suspects have been presented before court, and have been placed in remand custody for 15 days.

Authorities have firmly advised the general public to be wary of unidentified links via any social platform, never to share OTP codes, verify authenticities of any monetary transactions, and to strongly refrain from sharing any personal information or card details in order to avoid falling victim to similar scams.