Maldives Police have arrested a man suspected of fraudulently obtaining MVR 50,000 from a bank account. The suspect, identified as 38-year-old Moosa Mohamed from M. Omega, Malé, was apprehended on the second of this month. Following his court appearance to determine his detention status, he was ordered to be held in custody for 15 days.

According to the police, the investigation revealed that Moosa Mohamed contacted the victim through Facebook Messenger on the 24th of last month. He subsequently sent a link to the victim via Viber. Upon clicking the link, the victim's phone was reset, and MVR 50,000 was deducted from their bank account.

Authorities confirmed that the stolen funds were directly transferred into a bank account registered under the suspect's name. The police are continuing their investigation into the scam.