Don’t fall for scammers claiming your account holds drug money View(s):By Nidarshani WickramasingheA group of scammers pretending to be police officers or bank employees are deceiving people into transferring out money from their accounts on the pretext that they (the scammers) are investigating funds that have been deposited into such accounts by drug traffickers, police warned this week. If anyone receives such calls, they should not transfer money into the accounts of any unknown party and must immediately inform the police. In some cases, death threats have been made, and fear has prompted victims to transfer money from their bank accounts to the scammers. Do not share bank details, the NIC number, login details, OTP, passwords, PIN numbers or photographs, and do not click on suspicious links, police also urged. Use only verified accounts, and always confirm the identity of the person when transferring money, the SLCERT expert advised.

Source: Sunday Times January 25, 2026 08:47 UTC