Sri Lanka Police has actually issued a public warning following a rise in financial criminal offenses targeting Sri Lankan residents through numerous social media platforms, consisting of Facebook, WhatsApp, Telegram, Skype, and WeChat.During the investigations conducted by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) just recently, it has been observed that there is a rapid boost in the number of instances of Sri Lankan people falling victim to criminal offenses devoted using social networks such as Facebook, WhatsApp, Telegram, Skype, WeChat, etc.Criminals utilize 2 main approaches to dedicate such deceptive activities, according to the Police Media Division.The statement details that as the very first technique, it is marketed that people can make a big quantity of cash while remaining in your home after getting a task from the social networking services pointed out above and after that people are informed to invest in a certain business.As an initial action, the crooks inform people to deposit a small amount in this investment and after that for the said small amount invested, a particular quantity is included and provided as an advantage.
For a number of such steps, the investor is offered cash increasing the quantity as benefits.Thus, they get the trust of individuals, state that there are more financial investment opportunities, and advise them to invest in big quantities of cash.
In this manner, they get the money transferred in accounts in regional banks, the declaration said.Although, large quantities of cash are deposited as above on numerous occasions, the advantages are not gone back to the investors.
When the investors ask about such crooks by means of social media platforms regarding the non-payment of advantages, the crooks inform people that if they wish to get advantages, they should pay fees such as defence levies, custom-mades fees, and so on which if such additional amounts can be invested, the benefits can be given.
Hence, individuals will be notified to invest further by investing more money.As the 2nd technique, it is marketed that individuals can make a big amount of cash remaining at home after getting a job from the social networking services pointed out above and after that peoples account numbers are gotten, it said.Then the criminals notify people to transfer the cash credited to their accounts to the accounts alerted through social media platforms and a commission is paid to the account holders as a benefit from the cash deposited.
The investigation officers have observed that the cash transferred through the first method explained above is hence moved to other accounts utilizing a large number of accounts.In this way, individuals unwittingly become victims of the monetary scams of cash laundering and the offense of assisting and abetting a crime, the Police Media Division said.Further, it has been exposed through examinations that the bad guys who dedicate these crimes use modern-day technology and the internet while either staying in this nation or abroad.It is observed that these lawbreakers are averting the law due to the failure of investigators to right away generate information about the crimes dedicated on social networks platforms such as Facebook, WhatsApp, Telegram, Skype, WeChat.
Therefore, the examination officers have actually determined that educating Sri Lankan residents is a crucial requirement to avoid such crimes.The Police Media Division highlights the value of raising public awareness about the growing hazard of social media-based financial criminal offenses.
Authorities tension the need for extensive promotion to educate Sri Lankan residents on how to protect themselves.The public is strongly recommended to prevent responding to ads or messages published by unknown individuals on social media platforms such as Facebook, WhatsApp, Telegram, Skype, and WeChat.
Individuals ought to avoid joining unfamiliar social media groups, clicking on suspicious links, or following directions supplied through unproven online sources.Additionally, individuals are prompted not to share personal bank account information with unknown parties or to transfer funds received from unknown sources to other accounts based upon guidelines from 3rd parties, it added.