The North Western Provincial Unit of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has arrested two suspects in connection with an online business scam that defrauded a woman of more than Rs. 6 million.
Officers from the North Western Provincial Cyber Crime Investigation Unit arrested a 30-year-old suspect in Colombo 02 and a 38-year-old suspect in Kuliyapitiya.
Police launched the investigation following a complaint from a woman who said she had been promised high earnings through an online business scheme.
Investigations revealed that the victim had transferred Rs. 6,105,600 to bank accounts provided by the suspects, with Rs. 1,500,000 credited to an account held in the name of one suspect.
Police further stated that the account had allegedly been sold to an unidentified individual for cash, facilitating the fraudulent operation.
