MVR 1.9m lost to scams in September

2 weeks ago

MVR 1.9 million was lost to scam cases in September, according to figures released by the Police Anti-Scam Centre on Tuesday. Police statistics show 179 scam cases were reported last month, with losses amounting to MVR 1,918,497.04. Of this, MVR 1,322,282.34 was recovered. The most common scams reported were online business or e-commerce scams, with 72 cases. Currency-exchange scams were the second