A 28-year-old Maldivian man, Zaidhan Mohamed Hashim, has been arrested in Malé after allegedly defrauding local food delivery service Foodies MV using fake bank transfer slips.
According to the company, Zaidhan placed over 30 food orders, each exceeding MVR 400, using forged payment receipts. The transactions — which took place under the alias “Hussain Nazim” — appeared to show transfers from a Bank of Maldives (BML) account to a Maldives Islamic Bank (MIB) account.
In total, Foodies MV reported a loss of more than MVR 9,000 due to the scam.
The incident dates back to earlier this year, but police confirmed that Zaidhan was arrested on May 22 and has since been remanded in custody for 15 days by court order.
This is not the first time Zaidhan has faced allegations. In February, police issued a public appeal to locate him in connection with another civil fraud case. In 2023, authorities also called for any victims of similar scams to come forward. Past accusations include the use of fictitious companies and fake invoices.
Police are continuing their investigation, and have urged anyone who may have been affected by similar fraudulent activity to contact the Maldives Police Service.
