A 23-year-old youth has been arrested in connection with an alleged online financial scam in which a victim was defrauded of Rs. 4,386,219, police said.
The arrest was made following a complaint received by the North Western Province Unit of the Computer Crime Investigation Division (CCID).
Investigations have revealed that the fraud was carried out through contacts established via Facebook and Telegram.
Police further stated that the suspect is alleged to have fraudulently obtained Rs. 4,386,219, of which Rs. 500,000 had already been misappropriated.
The suspect has been identified as a 23-year-old resident of Beruwala.
The North Western Province Unit of the CCID is conducting further investigations into the incident.
(Adaderana.lk)
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