Sri Lanka, July 5 -- An individual has been arrested for committing multiple financial frauds to the tune of hundreds of thousands of rupees by presenting forged payment receipts, and falsely claiming to have made payments for goods ordered via mobile phone.

The arrest was made following a complaint received by the Social Media Crimes Investigation Unit of the Computer Crime Investigation Division (CCID) under the Criminal Investigation Department (CID).

According to the complaint, the suspect-posing as the brother of a prominent politician- had purchased a pet dog worth Rs. 85,000 and failed to make the promised payment to the owner.

The complainant stated that the suspect had sent a receipt to his mobile phone indicating that the amo...