{"id":6630,"date":"2023-08-10T16:07:11","date_gmt":"2023-08-10T11:07:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/?p=6630"},"modified":"2023-08-10T16:07:11","modified_gmt":"2023-08-10T11:07:11","slug":"local-authorities-caution-public-over-new-e-sim-scam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/?p=6630","title":{"rendered":"Local authorities caution public over new e-SIM scam"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Local authorities and Bank of Maldives (BML) have cautioned the public about a new scam involving electronic SIMs (e-SIMs).<\/p>\n<p>Authorities said that the recent scam involves scammers contacting potentially gullible customers with the pretext of housing flat wins.<\/p>\n<p>A victim who spoke about their experience said that the scammers would call them claiming they won flats, and would request to send a code to the caller. The code is actually an OTP the scammers use to create e-SIMs for the same number the victims possess.<\/p>\n<p>A senior banking official said receiving reports of scam calls making the rounds recently. They urged the public not to divulge usernames, passwords, OTPs or any other details used to log into the internet\/mobile banking accounts.<\/p>\n<p>The official said that the e-SIMs can be used to access into the internet\/mobile banking accounts of the victims.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Local authorities and Bank of Maldives (BML) have cautioned the public about a new scam involving electronic SIMs (e-SIMs). Authorities said that the recent scam involves scammers contacting potentially gullible customers with the pretext of housing flat wins. 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