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Pyramid lottery scam:
Two nabbed in Kurunegala
Stanley Seneviratne Kurunegala North group corr.
Two people promoting the 'Pyramid Scheme' lottery scam and 10 others
attending a publicity programme on the illegal scheme were arrested by
Kurunegala police yesterday.
The group was arrested in a house at Ganewatta. Police also seized a
laptop from the suspects.
Central Bank Assistant Director A.K. Gamage said, the racket had now
moved to the North Western Province following crackdown in other parts
of the country.
He said the Criminal Investigations Department was on the look out
for those promoting the illegal pyramid scheme among the public. |
