30-day remand for man who withdrew MVR 25,000 from scam

Of the ten individuals who were arrested for hacking an individual's social media accounts and stealing from a company's bank account, one of them has confessed to the crime of withdrawing more than MVR 25,000 from the account.

As per the Criminal Court's sentence which had added 30 days of remand in custody yesterday to Mohamed Ali, 42, Foohivaage, GA. Kan'duhulhudhoo', MVR 25,242.80 had entered Mohamed Ali's account from the MVR 279,600 that was sent from the bank account.

He had confessed that the money had been deposited into his account and that he withdrew and gave the money to another individual.

According to the Police website on Monday, the arrests were made in an operation carried out from 21st January. The arrests were made on charges of having compromised an individual's social media accounts and stealing over MVR 279,600 from the bank account of a company the individual holds stakes in.

Of these, one man was arrested in Himmafushi, three in Addu, and the remaining six in Male'. Some of them have prior criminal records.

Police said that six of these individuals have deposited the proceeds of scamming into their bank accounts and withdrawn it. One of them used money from scams to pay for various goods, and the other three took various individuals to ATMs and coerced them into withdrawing money and handing it over to them.