Police have arrested a man for a scam worth MVR 60,000 after making fake calls by posing in the name of the Bank of Maldives BML.
Police said that the man was arrested on 9, May and that he is a 34-year-old local man.
Police said that the suspect had been taken for his remand hearing on the 10th of this month and that he had been remanded in custody for another 15 days.
They said that they were further investigating this matter.
Such cases surface in the country from time to time after scammers call in the name of the Bank or other financial institutions to steal money from naive victims.
Others target internet banking users to steal vital account information or password information.
BML had issued warnings against such callers and had urged its customers never to share account or card details via phone.
