A 28-year-old man who had defrauded money by fraudulently accessing a Facebook account has been apprehended by the Colombo Crimes Division (CCD) at the Katunayake Airport.
The Police said a complaint was received in 2024 that the suspect had posed as a relative, gaining access to the victim’s Facebook account, after which he had defrauded a total of Rs. 700,000 on three occasions from the victim’s bank account.
An inspection of the affected bank account found that the suspect was residing in Qatar.
After having received a notice from the Department of Immigration and Emigration, the suspect was arrested upon his return to Sri Lanka yesterday.
The Colombo Crimes Division is conducting further investigations into the incident. (Islandnews)
