Man Arrested for Viber Fraud Involving Over MVR 150,000

A 22-year-old man from Malé City has been arrested for allegedly compromising a Viber account and defrauding individuals of more than MVR 150,000.

Hussain Farish Umar was taken into custody on 17 December 2025 following a complaint to the Anti-Scam Centre on 30 November 2025. The complaint alleged that Umar had obtained the money by accessing the victim’s Viber account without permission.

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The Criminal Court has remanded him in custody for seven days.

A total of four people have now been arrested in connection with the case. The others are: Hassan Azrah, 39, of Flat 06-2-39, Malé City; Ahmed Hassan, 33, of Malé; and Hussain Samah, 33, of Veshi, North Manadhoo.

Police have confirmed that the investigation is ongoing.