Major fraud in the Düsseldorf-Dubai-Istanbul triangle

German citizen and 60-year-old businesswoman Bettina Christel Setareh met Ferdi Ş. and his father Orhan Ş. in Düsseldorf in 2021. Over time, the father and son gained the trust of businesswoman Bettina Christel Setareh. Later, the suspect Ferdi Ş. allegedly told her that they were buying luxury vehicles in Germany to sell in Turkey and Dubai, that they were making significant real estate investments in Turkey, and that if she contributed to these investments, Bettina Christel Setareh would earn around 40 percent in returns.

GAVE 2 MILLION EUROS

Convinced, Bettina Christel Setareh sent a total of 2 million Euros to the bank account of the suspect Orhan Ş., the father, under the direction of the suspect Ferdi Ş., between 2022 and 2023, with 600 thousand Euros in cash and 1 million 400 thousand Euros transferred in installments via bank channels.

When Bettina Christel Setareh eventually asked for her money, she was told by the suspects, who had returned to Turkey, that her money was safe. Unable to collect her money and after the documents she requested failed to arrive, Bettina Christel Setareh came to Turkey and, following her own investigation, realized that the suspects Ferdi and Orhan Ş. had been stalling her and had defrauded her. Bettina S. went to the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office and filed a complaint against the suspects.

I WAS DECEIVED WITH FAKE RECEIPTS

In the petition submitted through her lawyer, Bettina Christel Setareh stated that after some time had passed, she asked for her money, and Ferdi Ş. told her that all the money was secure, that a 3 million Euro investment had been made in Istanbul, and that the documents were at another address.

She noted that she insisted on seeing the documents, and upon realizing that the individual was stalling her, she came to Turkey. After conducting her own research, she learned that the documents were fake and that the individuals had defrauded other people with the same promises. Bettina Christel Setareh stated that she is filing a complaint against the people who defrauded her by showing her fake bank receipts.

News Source: 12punto