426 thousand lira arrived in his account from an unknown source

İsmail Hakkı Pamukoğlu, the owner of a company operating in the medical, chemical, and polymer sectors in Ankara, saw that 426,000 lira had been transferred to his account from the account of a jeweler located in Istanbul around 10:00 a.m. Pamukoğlu stated that as soon as he saw the transfer, he searched for the sender online and called them. However, the company told him that they had not made such a transfer. Upon this, Pamukoğlu stated that he called his bank to explain the situation, but the bank did not provide him with any assistance. Fearing that money laundering might be involved, Pamukoğlu called the police to explain the situation. However, noting that the sender company's denial of sending the money and not requesting it back makes this possibility less likely, Pamukoğlu said he does not know what to do. Pamukoğlu stated that if the owner does not come forward, he will give the money as a scholarship to students or donate it to a charity.

"I am also under responsibility for money that is not mine"

Seeing that a large sum of money had been transferred to his bank account when he woke up in the morning, Pamukoğlu described what he went through as follows:

"Since the amount was high and I knew I hadn't made such a purchase, I immediately searched for the sender company on the internet. The sender company turned out to be a jeweler in Istanbul. Since I live in Ankara, I called them saying I hadn't made such a purchase. They checked the company's accounts. They told me, 'We didn't make such a transfer.' Normally, when they make gold transfers from a jeweler, they can send them to the customer's accounts. I called them because I guessed there might be a mistake. I was even more surprised when they said they had no knowledge of such a purchase or transfer. I immediately called my bank. They said they didn't pay attention to it because such high amounts often come and go in my account, so there was nothing strange. I said that money had come into my account even though I hadn't made such a purchase. The branch said there was nothing they could do and that I should call the headquarters. When I called the bank headquarters later, they said there was no extraordinary situation and they were confused about what to do. They told me I could return the money through the application. However, the application does not allow such a thing. I also left a call for the security units. The money is still with me, I don't know who to send it to. I am also under responsibility for money that is not mine."

"I thought it went to the wrong account due to a gold purchase"

Noting that 426,000 lira was deposited into his account at 10:40 a.m., Pamukoğlu said, "I thought it most likely went to the wrong person's account due to a gold purchase. That was my opinion until now, but the jeweler denying it has taken the event to a completely different dimension."

"I am in a state of astonishment because the money came from a jeweler's account in Istanbul"

Stating that his own jeweler is in Ankara, Pamukoğlu said, "My jeweler's name is different, their account is different. I am in a state of astonishment because the money came from the account of another jeweler in Istanbul," he expressed.

"There is money here whose recipient is a mystery"

Stating that he called the police because he suspected an illegal money transfer, Pamukoğlu said, "The police said, 'There is nothing illegal visible, talk to the bank.' When I conveyed this to the bank, the branch directs me to the headquarters, and the headquarters to the branch. Neither side could offer anything that would produce a solution. The authorities of the company I saw on the receipt say they did not make such a money transfer. There is money here whose recipient is a mystery. Therefore, I don't know what to do," he said.

"If no one reaches out, I will give it as a scholarship to students or donate it to a charity"

Saying that the first thing that came to his mind was that it was an attempt at money laundering, Pamukoğlu included the following statements:

"If the company had said, 'Yes, we sent it, send it to this account,' then it would have raised some suspicions in me, but since they denied it, we moved away from that perspective. I currently think it is a wrong transfer, but we cannot reach the recipient. There is no account information. The bank is not sending it back. We are currently waiting for news from them. I think that somehow the bank needs to realize this transfer is wrong, or the real owner of the money needs to reach the bank or reach me and claim the money. We will wait 3-5 days or 1 week. If no one reaches out, I think I will give it as a scholarship to students or donate it to a charity. Nothing else comes to mind."