Deceived by a fake SriLankan Airlines website, paid lakhs.

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has informed the Colombo Chief Magistrate's Court that it has already launched a comprehensive investigation into a massive racket involving the defrauding of millions of rupees from the public through a fake website created online using the name of SriLankan Airlines.

Based on complaints made by two individuals who fell victim to this financial fraud, the Computer Crime Investigation Unit attached to the Criminal Investigation Department reported these facts to the court.

According to the complaints received by the investigating officers, fraudsters have obtained nearly fifty-five lakhs of rupees from the bank account of a person residing in the Pamunugama area, and over three and a half lakhs of rupees have been similarly defrauded from the account of a woman residing in the Kadawatha area.

After considering the facts presented by the Criminal Investigation Department, the Colombo Chief Magistrate has ordered the investigating officers to regularly report the future progress of the investigations into this organized crime to the court.