Nigerian's arrested for cheating

25 November 2012 09:02 am

Two Nigerian nationals and a Sri Lankan were arrested by the Chilaw Police for sending fake texts messages to gullible persons stating that they had won a car from a lottery and cheating them of cash and other belongings.

The police said that the suspects were arrested together with Rs. 70,000, US Dollars 2,450, a fake passport and 4 mobile phones.  

The Chilaw police are conducting further investigations into the incident.