Police media Spokesperson Ajith Rohana issued a statement to media regarding a mobile phone scam that has originated from the Kurunegala area.

The imposters have called random mobile phone numbers and have requested for personal details from the receivers after claiming that they have won a 5000$ lottery. Reports coming in regarding this incident states that a majority of the receivers were from the Kurunegala area.

The Kurunegala police have requested the public no to submit their personal details or any sort of confidential information to un-verifiable sources. They have also said the public to be on alert 

In the recent past white collar crimes in Sri Lanka has risen up with a spurt. With increasing of fake currency and scams around the main cities.