152 arrested in Sri Lanka in alleged Chinese-run cyberscam
Police seized 633 devices and said 133 of those arrested were Chinese nationals, as authorities investigated a hotel-based fraud ring.
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Sri Lanka arrests 152 foreigners over hotel-based cyberscam ring
COLOMBO, April 4 — Police in Sri Lanka arrested 152 foreign nationals, mostly Chinese, yesterday for allegedly running a cyberscam operation out of a hotel in the island’s northwest, officials said.The raid took place in the coastal town of Chilaw, 80 kilometres (50 miles) north of Colombo, following a tip-off, police spokesman Frederick Wootler told AFP.“Those involved in scamming will be dealt with under our criminal law, while others could be…
Sri Lanka arrests 152 in alleged Chinese-run cyberscam
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Police in Sri Lanka arrested 152 foreign nationals, mostly Chinese, on Friday for allegedly running a cyberscam operation out of a hotel in the island’s northwest, officials said. The raid took place in the coastal town of Chilaw, 80 kilometers (50 miles) north of Colombo, following a tip-off, police spokesman Frederick Wootler told AFP. “Those involved in scamming will be dealt with under our criminal law, while others coul…
Sri Lankan police conducted a large-scale operation in a hotel in the north of the country, seizing important computer equipment used for online frauds Sri Lankan police announced
Sri Lankan police arrested 152 foreigners, mostly Chinese, on April 3rd, accused of running an online scam ring from a hotel in the northwest of the island nation.
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