Police are looking for a female suspect who transferred around MVR 180,000 from one bank account to another without the knowledge of the account holder.

Police released the picture of the suspect and said that the Economic Crime Department was looking for the woman in relation to a case the department is investigating.

They said that Police have not been able to determine the identity of the woman in question.

Police have asked the public to share with them any information regarding the suspect through the Economic Crime Department (9790048).

Such fraudulent transactions have increased in the past few months with scam calls also on the rise.

Scammers are also sending harmful links to hack into victims' phones and emails to make bank transactions without their knowledge.