A married couple who had defrauded a man of nearly Rs. 300,000 by publishing a false newspaper advertisement claiming that they were seeking a groom for their daughter, pleaded guilty before the Colombo Chief Magistrate today.
Love turns to fraud: Couple guilty of fake marriage ad scam
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