Two arrested over Rs. 6.1 million online scam

Colombo, Feb. 11 (Daily Mirror) - The North Western Provincial Unit of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) arrested two suspects over an online business scam in which a woman was defrauded of more than Rs. 6 million.

Accordingly, officers of the North Western Provincial Cyber Crimed Investigation Unit arrested a 30-year-old suspect from Colombo 02 and a 38-year-old suspect from Kuliyapitiya.

Police said the investigation was launched following a complaint by a woman who claimed she was promised high earnings through an online business.

Investigations revealed that she had transferred Rs. 6,105,600 to accounts provided by the suspects. Of this amount, Rs. 1,500,000 had been credited to a bank account in the name of one suspect.

Police further said that the account had been sold to an unidentified person for cash, aiding the fraud.