Operation in 9 provinces: 30 billion TL Ponzi scheme fraud

The Gendarmerie conducted 'Siberağ-15' operations in 9 provinces targeting the crimes of Qualified Fraud and Laundering of Assets Derived from Crime.

21 suspects were taken into custody in operations carried out in Istanbul, Ankara, Adana, Denizli, İzmir, Kayseri, Kırşehir, and Samsun.

It was determined that the suspects had carried out a 30 billion 478 million 473 thousand TL fraud using a Ponzi scheme.

Of the 21 suspects taken into custody, 18 were arrested, and judicial control measures were imposed on 3.

Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya shared the details regarding the operation on his social media account.

Yerlikaya stated the following:

"The Istanbul Provincial Gendarmerie Command's Cybercrime Combat Branch Directorate seized 752 bank/cryptocurrency accounts. In the 'Siberağ-15' operations conducted in 9 provinces targeting the crimes of qualified fraud and laundering of assets derived from crime, 21 suspects were apprehended after it was determined that their accounts had a transaction volume of 30 billion 478 million 473 thousand TL in money inflows/outflows between 2017 and 2024 through a Ponzi scheme. 18 of the suspects were arrested, and judicial control measures were imposed on 3."

Yerlikaya stated that the apprehended suspects defrauded many citizens through social media platforms with promises of high earnings via 'watch ads, earn money' schemes and Ponzi schemes, and noted that many computers, phones, portable memory devices, and bank/credit cards were seized as a result of the operations.

??21 suspects with a transaction volume of 30 Billion 478 Million 473 Thousand TL in their accounts were apprehended and 752 bank/cryptocurrency accounts were seized??

Organized by the Gendarmerie in 9 provinces targeting the crimes of "Qualified Fraud and Laundering of Assets Derived from Crime"… pic.twitter.com/czohuTxfoH

— Ali Yerlikaya (@AliYerlikaya) January 16, 2025

News Source: AA