Youth Arrested In Hulhumale’ Over Multiple Social Media Scam Cases

MV+ News Desk | December 1, 2025
Hulhumale’ police detained a 23-year-old suspected of carrying out social media scams | Photo: MPS

A 23-year-old man has been arrested in Hulhumale’ on suspicion of defrauding several individuals through schemes carried out on social media platforms.

Police identified the suspect as Mohamed Shavin, of Manzaruge, B. Thulhaadhoo. He was taken into custody on Sunday in an operation conducted by the Anti-Scam Centre’s Rapid Response Unit. His arrest followed a report filed on Thursday by a victim who had attempted to exchange US dollars through a Viber money exchange group.

According to police, the victim sold USD 1,250 through the arrangement but did not receive the Maldivian rufiyaa in return. Shavin was apprehended while travelling back after collecting the dollars in Hulhumale’. Officers later recovered the USD 1,250 from him, along with additional funds suspected to be linked to another scam.

Shavin has been remanded in police custody for ten days.

Investigators have found that Shavin allegedly used multiple social media platforms to deceive people under the guise of offering various services, including foreign currency exchange and the sale of goods. Police said he instructed victims to transfer money to bank accounts registered under different businesses, after which he contacted these businesses to collect the funds in cash or request goods of equivalent value.

Authorities have urged the public and businesses to remain vigilant when engaging in online transactions, particularly with unverified individuals.

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