Three suspects remanded for defrauding cancer patients

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By Bhagya Silva

Colombo, March 03 (Daily Mirror) - Three suspects, arrested for allegedly defrauding cancer patients by falsely promising financial assistance and fraudulently transferring over Rs. 2.2 million from their bank accounts using forged identity documents, have been remanded today (03) till March 17, 2025, by Colombo Chief Magistrate Thanuja Lakmali.

The suspects, Malith Bhashana, Rasika Damayanthi and Sithum Nisansala, residents of Kaduwela, were remanded in connection with this scam.

According to the Cyber Crime Division of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), the suspects had contacted cancer patients who had posted online requests for financial assistance. They had allegedly posed as donors and volunteers to help and claimed that wealthy individuals were willing to help. Under this pretense, they obtained medical reports, bank account details, and copies of national identity cards from the victims.

Using these authentic documents, the suspects reportedly created fake identity cards and obtained SIM cards registered under the victims’ names. The suspects then redirected the financial aid received by the patients to different bank accounts via the 'Just Pay' mobile application.

The CID further informed court that additional suspects linked to the scam are yet to be apprehended.

Comments - 7

JRDW Monday, 03 March 2025 04:33 PM

May these 3 rot in hell. Never ever cheat anyone for medical matters. What goes around comes around always remember that and do what's good.

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Grace Monday, 03 March 2025 11:20 PM

Same applies to those who cheated tsunami funds to the victims

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NEVER GET INVOLVED IN ILLEGAL, CORRUPTION AND OR DISHONESTY YOU WILL MESS UP YOUR LIFE AND SUFFERINGS WILL CONTINUE. Monday, 03 March 2025 05:55 PM

WHY WOULD CANCER PATIENTS WHO HAVE 2.2 MILLION PUT OUT A CALL FOR FINANCIAL HELP?. DID THEY HAVE THE 2.2m OR WAS IT SENT TO THEM FROM WELL WISHERS?. THE TWO SCUMBAGS MUST BE MADE TO RETURN THE FUNDS, PROPERTY CONFISCATED, FINES AND OR JAIL TIME. WE NEED TO EDUCATE OUR POOR, DISADVANTAGED ETC CITIZENS THAT CORRUPTION, ROBBERY, MURDER ETC IS NOT THE WAY TO GO. IF ONE IS HAVING DIFFICULTY THEY SHOULD REACH OUT TO FAMILY FRIENDS, CHURCHES OR STRANGERS. BE HONEST WHEN ONE IS IN NEED AS DISHONESTY WILL GET YOU NO WHERE IN THE LONG RUN.

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obvious Monday, 03 March 2025 10:08 PM

WAS IT SENT TO THEM FROM WELL WISHERS ---- Read the article. "The suspects then redirected the financial aid received by the patients ", obviously from donors and well wishers.

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Zarook Monday, 03 March 2025 06:34 PM

Sharia law only way to clean SL.

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Aloysius Monday, 03 March 2025 09:01 PM

What about Ravi K and Rajitha S ?

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Dr. Dee esquire Tuesday, 04 March 2025 08:24 AM

I must say, our local talent is useless in most worthwhile applications (the best have gone away) but when it comes to such scams, we certainly have the brains!

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