MILLION DOLLAR SCAM: 17 CHINESE ARRESTED AT RAJAGIRIYA

17 Chinese Nationals who have robbed money using fictitious internet methods have been banished from Sri Lanka

The police had caught 17 Chinese who have cheated money by calling them over the internet from several Chinese companies.
There have been 17 Chinese including 6 Chinese women and 11 Chinese men who have been manipulating this scam while residing in a house at Lake Drive, Rajagiriya. It is now revealed that they are connected to a network of people from different countries that have been involved in this money scam fraud.  They have acted like Chinese Policemen over the phone to grab money.
There are numerous Chinese companies in which transactions had been made over the internet.  The Chinese government has a strong police service for the security of those companies. In emergencies they contact the customers.
These frauds have acted by these cheats acting like the Chinese police and called the companies asking for money.  The call has been made in this manner:
“We are calling from the Chinese police network… Your company’s internet gateway has been hacked… We have already taken necessary actions for that matter… as soon as possible; deposit all the money in your accounts into our accounts as a security measure. When we solve the issue, we will deposit the money back…”

The Companies had acted immediately in order to save their money have deposited their money into these fraudulent accounts thinking it to be the account of the Special Police Force. By the time they found out the truth they had lost their money.
In order to escape from the Chinese Police, they have used alternative ways like calling over the internet using packages like net to phone. They have also stayed away from the country to escape from Chinese network security systems.
It is now revealed that more than 482 people around the world including Sri Lanka ,Cambodia, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia and Fiji are earning money through cheating in the similar manner.
They have cheated about 150 million rupees and the group that was caught in Sri Lanka has cheated about 26.4 million rupees.
Mirihana police have conducted investigations at the residence belonging to one Prasanna Vithanage at Lake Drive, Rajagiriya,   after a request made by the Police in Beijing. It was revealed that a Sinhalese person who has had connections to this scam has escaped to Thailand.
These 11 Chinese have also used security cameras inside the house. They have used three internet connections and they have used only Lanka.com internet facilities without using popular network connections.
The police have followed the IP addresses given by the Chinese Police service and then they have been able to locate the place.
The photos of them being arrested by the Chinese police can be viewed from BELOW: