Fraud using Abdurrahim Albayrak's phone number

A fraud method that occurred in Bayrampaşa, Istanbul, has left people stunned. The incident took place 4 days ago. The suspects, who called a 63-year-old woman named R.Ö., introduced themselves as bank officials.

THEY TOOK 100 THOUSAND LIRAS

Claiming they were calling regarding her accounts, the scammers used the password they obtained to steal 100 thousand TL from the woman's account. The woman, R.Ö., who thought she was dealing with bank officials, realized she had been defrauded after a while. She immediately applied to the police and filed a complaint.

IT TURNED OUT TO BE THE BUSINESSMAN'S MOBILE PHONE

Following this complaint, teams from the Public Security Branch Office's Fraud Bureau launched an investigation. The police examined the mobile phone number that called R.Ö. During the investigation, they encountered a shocking detail. It was discovered that the mobile phone number that called R.Ö. belonged to businessman and beloved figure of the Galatasaray community, Abdurrahim Albayrak.

THEY CLONED THE MOBILE PHONE

Experienced police teams solved the case in a short time. They determined that the scammers had cloned businessman Albayrak's personal mobile number and called the complainant posing as bank officials. Following the work carried out, 5 suspects were identified.

THEY WERE CAUGHT

Following the evidence obtained, simultaneous operations were carried out at 3 different addresses. During the operations, the fraud ring consisting of Mehmet A., Ömür K. (24), Mert T. (23), Gökhan Ç. (24), and Ali İhsan M. (40)—who had 5 criminal records, 7 wanted notices, and an 18-year finalized prison sentence—was apprehended. As a result of the searches conducted at the addresses, 13 computers, 22 mobile phones, and 43 thousand 350 TL in cash were seized.

The suspects, who were taken into custody at the Public Security Branch Office, were referred to the courthouse after the procedures. However, investigations have also been launched to determine whether the scammers were involved in other incidents.

News Source: 12punto