A 36-year-old man has been arrested by the North Western Provincial Unit of the Computer Crime Investigation Division over an alleged online financial scam involving Rs. 12.69 million.
Police said a complaint had been lodged with the unit after an individual who made contact through Telegram allegedly promised the victim an opportunity to earn money through online business activities and defrauded the victim of Rs. 12,691,033.
Following an investigation into the complaint, police arrested a resident of Nawagattegama who had allegedly received Rs. 500,000 of the defrauded money into his bank account.
The suspect was arrested on allegations of fraud and aiding and abetting the offence, police said.
Further investigations into the incident are being conducted by the North Western Provincial Unit of the Computer Crime Investigation Division.
