Customs urges public to refrain from transferring money to unknown persons

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Colombo (LNW): In the occurrence of financial fraud utilising the credentials of the Sri Lanka Customs or related information, the institution urged the public to refrain from transferring money to the bank accounts of unknown persons.

Fraudsters are utilising records similar to the official documents and telephone numbers of the Customs Department, as well as the names of officials of the body to commit financial fraud, warned Customs Director Sudath Silva.

He pointed out that an increase of such financial fraud utilising Customs related credentials is evident, and urged the public to immediately inform the authorities of such fraudsters and to refrain from transferring money to the bank accounts of people who are not familiar to them.

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