Bank of Maldives (BML) has alarmed its customers notifying that the SMS messages sent by the bank will not consist of hyperlinks.
The bank’s statement is in response to recent scams where SMS messages were sent under the BML’s name with hyperlinks. The bank confirms that the messages were part of a scam where the scammers masked the identity by using BML’s name.
Following the recent stint, the bank has cautioned its customers to remain alert and not to click or open any links sent by messages from parties claiming to be BML.
The number of scam calls, and online scams have increased exponentially in the Maldives.
While regulatory and law enforcement authorities have mounted efforts to crackdown on these scam cells, there have not been any breakthroughs owing to the easy evasiveness by scammers using modern technology.