Maldives Police Service has made an announcement seeking information regarding customers who incurred losses in connection to the case involving the Maldivian company which fraudulently took money from customers under the guise of selling motorcycles to them.
Police, in an announcement, identified the company that is under suspicion as Kingston Holdings Maldives Private Limited.
They have appealed for any further customers who became a victim of the motorcycle fraud to contact Economic Crime Investigation on 9700048 and share the information.
As per Economic Ministry’s business portal, an individual named Ahmed Athif Hassan is listed as the managing director of the company. Apart from Athif, the company's board of directors includes a person named Hassan Hussain.
Various businesses are run under the company including Checkout Maldives, Kingston Showroom, Kingston Service Centre, Kingston Technology and Pet Kings.
Police are investigating the case further.
A victim of the scam who spoke to Sun said Kingston has not handed over the motorcycles purchased despite months having passed since they made the payment for the motorcycles. Some victims claim they have been provided multiple dates for the handover of the motorcycles.
Many angered customers have protested in front of Kingston’s outlets over the issue.