Sri Lankans stranded in Russia after job scam

Information revealed a scam where a group of individuals from Sri Lanka were stranded in Russia after collecting millions of rupees, promising employment in that country.

They request that steps be taken to bring them back to this country, even through government intervention.

Information regarding this scam of taking money from young men and women of this country, sending them to Russia, and stranding them there after promising jobs was disclosed by a group of people stranded in Russia in that manner.

This group was sent to Russia after obtaining between Rs 1.8 and 2.1 million per person, claiming to provide jobs in a chocolate factory.

However, due to the lack of employment, they are currently forced to stay on a farm, spending an extremely difficult time even without money.

Those stranded in Russia in this manner are residents of Matara, Kamburupitiya, Kandy, Wattegama, Dambulla, Mawanella, Kekirawa, and Weligama.

However, they contacted the individual named Keerthi Wickramasinghe via telephone, who is considered to be the person who directed them to the job in Russia.

The group requests the government to pay immediate attention to this matter and intervene to bring them back or provide them with legal visas and employment.