A 33-year-old woman and a 36-year-old man have been arrested in connection with two online financial fraud cases, the Police Media Division said.
The arrests were made on February 12 by the Criminal Investigation Department’s Computer Crimes Investigation Unit – North Western Province, following complaints that women had been deceived into transferring money after being promised income through an online business.
In the first complaint, the victim had been defrauded of Rs. 3,141,967. Investigations revealed that Rs. 200,000 from the defrauded amount had been credited to a bank account held in the name of the female suspect. The account had later been sold to an unidentified third party for financial gain.
In the second complaint, another victim was similarly defrauded of Rs. 3,141,967. Police said Rs. 233,522 from the amount had been credited to a bank account held in the name of the male suspect, which had also been sold to an unknown party.
The suspects, residents of Galle and Panadura, were taken into custody on February 12. Further investigations are being carried out by the CID’s Computer Crimes Investigation Unit – North Western Province. (Newswire)