Foreigners netted in major online financial scam

Colombo, October 6 (Daily Mirror) - The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has arrested a group of foreigners involved in an online financial fraud network which operated from a hotel in Avissawella and from a private organisation in Hanwella, police said.

They said that the suspects were involved in online financial fraud using social media platforms and mobile phones.

The CID apprehended 29 Chinese men, a Chinese woman, an Indian national, three women, two Thai men, and four Thai women who were involved in the scam.

The raids resulted in the seizure of 499 mobile phones and 24 laptops, which were taken into CID custody. Further investigations confirmed that the suspects were engaged in financial fraud.