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Youth from Vavuniya held for stealing Rs 17.2 Mn from foreign bank accounts
A 29 year old youth from Veppankulam, Vavuniya was taken into custody for stealing Rs 17.2 million from various foreign bank accounts and charged under the provisions of the Money Laundering Act, police said.
According to the police, the individual received 17,258,399 from the United States to his personal banking account in a private bank. Police investigations revealed that the funds were transferred after hacking into foreign bank accounts.
Following a complaint from Visa International alleging the various persons illegally accessed the foreign bank accounts to deposit funds amounting to rs 1.4 billion, Criminal Investigation Department (CID) launched a probe in April last year and arrested at least 36 persons over the incident.
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