Firefighter's 300 million scam: Deceived colleagues with stock market promises

Salih Çapkın, an employee at the Istanbul Fire Department, collected a total of approximately 300 million TL from his colleagues with the promise of investing in the stock market and high profit expectations. However, after being reported to the prosecutor's office for failing to pay the promised earnings, Çapkın blamed his wife in his statement to the police. 

Initially, Çapkın promised a 3 percent profit share, later increasing this rate to 8 percent. He received amounts ranging from 50 thousand TL to 10 million TL from his friends, but over time, he stopped making payments.

"I SENT THE MONEY TO MY WIFE"

According to the report by Sabah: Salih Çapkın stated that he first received the offer to invest in the stock market from his wife, Kübra Çapkın, and that he then presented this opportunity to his friends at the fire department. His statement is as follows:

"Kübra Çapkın is my wife. We have 2 children. She previously worked in the medical supply business in Bursa. Two years ago, she said she would work as a stock market consultant and quit her job. She told me, 'Ask your friends at the fire department if they want to invest, and I will make money for them.' Upon this, I told them that they could grow their money if they wanted to invest. Many of my friends sent money in amounts I cannot recall at the moment. I sent this money to my wife," he said.

I AM FILING A COMPLAINT AGAINST MY WIFE'S ASSOCIATES!

According to Çapkın's statement, there were two other people with his wife who were also involved in stock market investments. It was stated that his wife said they could not make payments due to account issues with cryptocurrency investments. Çapkın later claimed that money was also collected from his own family and that he was unaware of this entire process.

Salih Çapkın's statement continued: "She would send the profit percentages on Friday evenings, and I would inform my friends; I would distribute money to those who requested it through my wife. According to my calculations, I collected approximately 50 million and distributed 30 million in profits. Later, she also collected money from my family without my knowledge. I know that there were two people with my wife who were investing in the stock market together. They said the money was in a coin cryptocurrency account and that they could not make payments because there was a problem with the account," he said.

MY FAMILY REACHED OUT TO ME!

Subsequently, after his friends and family reached out to him, Çapkın had to ask his wife about the situation. However, he realized that his wife was stalling him and that the incident was escalating further.

Çapkın filed a criminal complaint against his wife, Kübra Çapkın, and the two people who assisted her. While the investigation continues, Salih Çapkın has been released. The investigation into the details of the incident and the fate of the collected funds is ongoing.

News Source: 12punto