Three arrested in two Facebook Marketplace fraud cases

Three individuals have been arrested by the police in connection with two cases of fraud and deceit involving the sale of goods via Facebook Marketplace. The police stated that Hassanu Ali (34) from V. Velidhu, Vinus, was arrested in connection with a case where he obtained 30,000 rufiyaa through fraud and deceit on the second day of last month after conversing with someone he met on Facebook Marketplace under the pretext of selling a dinghy. Under a court order, he was arrested from V. Velidhu last Friday and presented to the court to decide on detention, and the court has ordered his detention for 15 days. Additionally, Ali Affan (32) from H. Holedhoo, Heena, and Mohamed Hamid (34) from H. Holedhoo, Plaza, were arrested in connection with a case where they obtained 30,000 rufiyaa through fraud and deceit on the seventh day of August under the pretext of selling an engine on Facebook Marketplace. Under a court order, these two individuals were arrested from H. Holedhoo last Thursday and presented to the court to decide on detention, and the court has ordered both of them to be detained for 15 days. The police are currently investigating both of these scam cases.