Sri Lanka, Dec. 12 -- A 31-year-old resident of Welipenna has been arrested by the North Western Provincial Sub-Unit of the Computer Crimes Investigation Division for his involvement in an online earning scam.

According to the Police Media Division, the arrest follows a complaint that the suspect had fraudulently transferred money to his bank account after deceiving a victim by claiming they could earn money online.

Investigations revealed that the victim had been lured into a Telegram group and subsequently defrauded of Rs. 6,860,000. Of this amount, the suspect had transferred Rs. 500,000 to his personal account.

The Computer Crimes Investigation Division continues further inquiries to identify additional suspects and recover the sto...