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/current-affairs/video-they-swindled-10-million-tl-with-fake-rental-listings-and-fake-lawyer-lies-8827

They swindled 10 million TL with fake rental listings and fake lawyer lies!

Teams from the İzmir Provincial Police Department's Public Security Branch arrested 69 people in simultaneous operations across 5 provinces for running call centers that posted fake rental listings on websites and conducting fraudulent calls posing as lawyers to intimidate victims. It was learned that the suspects obtained 10 million TL from 94 people.

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Müslim SARIYAR / 12punto.com.tr

Under the coordination of the İzmir Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, teams from the Public Security Branch's Fraud Bureau conducted simultaneous operations in 5 provinces against a fraud gang they had been tracking technically and physically for a long time for the crimes of 'Establishing, Managing, and Being a Member of an Organization for the Purpose of Committing Crimes, Qualified Fraud, POS Usury, and Laundering Assets Derived from Crime.'

The criminal organization, led by Ö.A., operated out of call centers established at various addresses. According to initial findings, they defrauded 94 citizens in many provinces by having them deposit money under the guise of a deposit for fake rental house listings posted on websites. Furthermore, they created fear and panic by posing as lawyers or enforcement officers on the phone, using imaginary scenarios such as 'there are enforcement cases opened in your name, I am directing you to a lawyer for settlement,' and had approximately 10 million TL deposited into their bank accounts. 69 suspects were detained in simultaneous operations coordinated by the İzmir Public Security Branch in Bursa, Manisa, Çorum, and Diyarbakır.

During searches conducted at the suspects' homes, 1 unlicensed 6.35 caliber pistol, 50 rounds of 6.35 ammunition and 149 rounds of 9x19 ammunition, 1 blank-firing pistol marked Blow F92 and 21 cartridges, 879 grams of Skunk narcotic substance, 9.5 grams of a narcotic substance known as crystal, 500 Galara 300mg pills, 339 Sumra pills, 29 Sanavel Symra pills, 28 Xanax pills, a quantity of methamphetamine narcotic substance inside aluminum foil, 5 bong devices, 1 precision scale, 4 22-karat gold bracelets, 90,000 TL, 1 money counting machine, 10 POS devices, and numerous digital materials were seized.

It was learned that the interrogation of the suspects, who were taken to the İzmir Public Security Branch's Fraud Bureau, is ongoing.

News Source : Müslim Sarıyar