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The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has started an investigation into a money collection scam run by a group of Sri Lankans abroad through a WhatsApp group posing as Industry and Entrepreneurship Development Minister Sunil Handunnetti.
This investigation has been started according to a complaint made by Minister Handunnetti to the CID yesterday (24).
In his complaint, the Minister has even given a phone number used by fraudsters impersonating him as well as an account number used to withdraw money.
The complaint made to the CID stated that a fake advertisement with a fake signature stating that there will be a meeting with the Sri Lankan party members abroad with the Minister on January 5 through WhatsApp has also been distributed. The Minister has also stated in his complaint that his name, party name and his photograph have been used for fraudulent activity.
Gayan Kumara Weerasinghe
