Investigation teams, including the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), probing the transfer of US$2.5 million belonging to the Treasury into the hands of a group of fraudsters, have reportedly launched a wide-ranging investigation into a suspicious telephone call said to have been received during the transactions.

Reports indicate that the telephone call had allegedly been received at the time email correspondence relating to the transaction was being exchanged. Investigators are reportedly focusing special attention on identifying who made the call and from which country the message originated.Meanwhile, media reports state that Deputy Minister of Finance and Planning Dr Anil Jayantha has also confirmed that a suspicious telephone call had been received.