The Sri Lanka Police have launched an investigation into an extortion racket involving a suspect based in Dubai, who has been threatening local businessmen via phone calls to demand ransom payments.
According to the Nugegoda Division Criminal Investigation Unit, the main suspect is a 32-year-old Sri Lankan who left the country around four years ago.
Investigations have revealed that the criminals in Dubai are using intermediaries in Sri Lanka and a sophisticated phone number spoofing system to execute their extortion scheme.
Authorities have identified four phone numbers frequently used in the racket:
š 076 944 91 26
š 071 564 97 53
š 076 413 26 85
š 074 149 75 54
The police urge the public to immediately report any calls received from these numbers to the nearest police station.Ā (NewsWire)