Watch out for scams!!! ..(an email I received) Dear Friends, One of my friends has received a call from a Dialog number last Saturday from a caller who identified himself as IP Nishantha from the Terrorist Investigation Unit. The caller has mentioned that they captured a tamil named ……………….. (which I cannot recall) who involved in terrorist activities Valaichchenai . And has asked from my friend whether he knows him. When my friend said no, the caller has said the terrorist was using 8 SIM cards, and one of the SIMs has his number saved. The caller (IP) has told him that, they need him to come to the terrorist detention unit to identify the suspects and this process will go on for 20 days. Further the caller has said that they will come to take him with a court order as during the interrogation the suspect mentioned that he knows my friend very well. My friend has agreed to support the investigation, however immediately he has checked with his brother who is a brigadier, and was advised to lodge a complaint in the police station after discovering that this is a scam call (made calls to all Intelligent units, Army headquarters etc). My friend has lodged the complaint about this call at Kirulapona Police station and when had a chat with the OIC has learnt that this is an organized criminal group doing this to kidnap, blackmail and steal money. When the police tried the number there was no answer. He was the 21st victim out of the people who lodged complaints at Kirulapona Police. This happened to two of office friends residing in Colombo 06 and Colombo 05. Firstly they have got the calls to their home/landlines and from home they have got the mobile numbers to call the person directly. They have even got the basic details of their profile such as working for Sri Lankan Airlines/Managerial position/vehicles etc etc. they have taken millions according to the police using the similar gimmicks from many people from Kurunegala, Batticaloa and Colombo (A few areas mentioned) Pls inform your homefront, if any calls asking for information, do not divulge or to entertain the unidentified calls. Also inform them not to open the doors/gates even someone says from the Police/Forces/CID etc (they might even come with a fake courts order to take you). If such a situation occurs, call 119 immediately and ask for assistance. Pls inform your family to be careful and not to fall for these scam calls.
Posted on: Wed, 10 Jul 2013 05:46:55 +0000
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