New fraud hits Sri Lankans by storm, over 8,000 people lose billions

Easy come; Easy go Thursday, 27 October 2022 08:41 PM

One thing for sure. The local fraudster, who helped fleece 14 billions definitely has connection at the right place. Those who said we are a poverty stricken nation are Tom idiots. Our national hobby is fraud and black money. Two ingredients for a country to flourish. Easy come easy go.

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Dee Thursday, 27 October 2022 09:09 PM

This news is worthless without the names and photos of the Chinese couple and the Sri Lankan. There are many such schemes from plantation to real estate and foreign share investment. When those involved re not exposed, others continue without any fear. We know why priyamali was harassed without even being convinced!

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Tax Payer Thursday, 27 October 2022 09:19 PM

Why not reveal the identity of the 8000 odd investors. That will be interesting.

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Karalasingam Sivalingam Thursday, 27 October 2022 09:59 PM

I is sad to hear still fools exist after learning lessons from golden key scenarios.

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postman Friday, 28 October 2022 06:54 AM

Get rich quick schemes are good for many Sri Lankans... We have 6.9 mil intelligent donkeys like that who wanted immediate results and scerwed up the country !!!!! By electing bigger frauds. So don't be surprised.... We love to get screwed!

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Sunil Friday, 28 October 2022 07:02 AM

Simply incredible! How gullible our people can be in spite of news items highlighting these frauds.

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Mahesh Friday, 28 October 2022 08:49 AM

Cid should not waste time and money to help fools who invested in such schemes. If someone invest in any place other than CB registered institutes, public funds should not be used to help those donkeys.

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Analyst Friday, 28 October 2022 09:00 AM

The question here is how did the 3 or so banks fail to flag these accounts which received 14Bn in just 2 years. Further, some funds might have been moved out of the country. Whaaat is happening to our financial system, or is it some political pull . Nation Trust Bank , care to comment?

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Fernando Friday, 28 October 2022 09:04 AM

News goes viral, but the names of victims will never reveal. Let's see if Thilini's victims will be exposed.

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Thiruvengadam Ramakrishnan Friday, 28 October 2022 09:22 AM

Sri Lankans, I have heard, are great believers in horescopes- Buddhists, Hindus and Muslims, somewhat secretly! May be it in their hoescopes that they should be victims of Chinese! Don't blame the Chinese. It is their fate to full fill the predictions of the SL persons' horoscopes!

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Sylvester Selliah Friday, 28 October 2022 09:24 AM

Please publish the all the names of the people who are involved in it. These goons have high connection that is why they do these to innocent people who have invested in trust.

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kudson Friday, 28 October 2022 09:25 AM

overseas realty ripped off our small investment bunch of crooks

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Isuru Friday, 28 October 2022 09:28 AM

The days even banks can not be trusted, how come these idiots invest on Chinese couples business? Namal is the Next president if we go at this rate

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Dee Friday, 28 October 2022 09:34 AM

Must put this Keerthi Banadara with priyamali. Together they can swindle more than the entire country's net worth.

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INDIVIDUAL INCOME TAX [IIT} PAYER SINCE 1975. Friday, 28 October 2022 09:40 AM

INLAND REVENUE DEPARTMENT should intervene immediately and open 8000 new Individual Income Tax Files for the so-called 'victims' if they presently do not have them.

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Be Fair Friday, 28 October 2022 09:51 AM

This case Rs. 14B, Thimali Rs 3B now imagine the magnitude the Politicans, Govt Servants must be Robbing us?

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Rip Winkle Friday, 28 October 2022 09:54 AM

Oh, these Chinese! Haven't we been robbed enough by them already???

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Curious Friday, 28 October 2022 10:02 AM

This is what you call as night economy.

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BuffaloaCitizen Friday, 28 October 2022 10:57 AM

In the last vote, it was confirmed 69% of this country are fools who voted for Maina, Weerawansa and Gamanpilla baila. None of them have changed.

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Muhunthan(Walker) Sothilingam Thilagawathy Friday, 28 October 2022 12:10 PM

World wide chinese is known for stealing whether in hacking or try to capture innocent’s Islands or creating fights among developing countries, for the benefits of their Arms smuggling and try to do lots and lots of bug products to this beautiful World to increase their intelligence power. Those all absolute thieves that was the reason I pointed out in my earlier reviews that you have to avoid chinese trades whether it’s free or for money. They lost their respect in Ceylon by getting back they supply you free rice. What did Ceylon did they accepted it. Where chinese knows your weakness. You have to be smart enough to deal with foreign countries. In 1970’s and 1980’s even in 1990’s Ceylon got the history of exporting rice to this beautiful World. If you start to beg you will beg forever. Also if you keep on building the relationship with china you are building a relationship with thieves it’s up to you you will be bound with Far West and it’s Allie’s or stick with asia.

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saman Friday, 28 October 2022 01:07 PM

Its not by storm. There were idiots who did YouTube programs explaining how people can earn money on crypto currency dealings. Check SL VLOG. These are just virtual companies, no underline asset to back up any investment. From time to time they bring celebrities, owners of big businesses ie. Tesla owner and say they invested their money. Then the price goes up. So our people get carried away.

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dickie bird Friday, 28 October 2022 03:23 PM

This is not investigative reporting. Where ae the names of the people. Ceylinco case the entire list of names appeared. CID to provide the names to the Inlannd revenue. Hoarders of money Reporter, Dharshana Sanjeewa Balasuriya it is better you go and suck eggs.

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