Chinese woman arrested over financial fraud

Chinese woman arrested over financial fraud

June 5, 2025   11:47 am

A Chinese woman has been arrested by officers of the Fraud Investigation Bureau in Colombo on charges of financial fraud.

The police received a complaint against the woman for defrauding an individual of Rs. 1.5 million by promising to provide a tourist visa to Australia, as well as Rs. 191,600 by claiming she could provide US dollars.

As a result, the woman was arrested by officers of the Colombo Fraud Investigation Bureau after conducting an investigation into the incident.

The 54-year-old Chinese woman has been taken into custody, and the Colombo Fraud Investigation Bureau is conducting further investigations into the incident.

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