Police have asked students to be vigilant as copies of their ID cards are being sought in the name of conducting a survey.

Police said they are receiving complaints that some people are getting copies of students' ID cards in the name of conducting a survey.

Police noted that official documents contain personal information that may be used in running various scams and committing other crimes such as identity theft, hence they warned not to share such materials with anyone.

Recently, Maldives has been running fake ID scams using other people's names and photos. A large amount of money has been robbed from such accounts.