52-year-old Murat Em, who works in the sale of picnic and barbecue products in Ankara, claimed that he was defrauded due to a high-limit credit card application advertisement he saw on social media. According to Em's account, he wanted to apply through an advertisement he thought belonged to a private bank; he then contacted people who introduced themselves as bank officials.
Em was asked to provide another credit card with a 2 million lira limit as a "reference" so that his new card limit could be set high. He said that shortly after sharing his card information, he realized that a total of 412 thousand liras had been withdrawn from his account in two installments through a company in Istanbul that produces personal cleaning products.
"IT SAID 412 THOUSAND LIRAS WERE WITHDRAWN FROM MY ACCOUNT"
Describing the process he went through, Em stated that he was called one day after clicking on the advertisement link he saw on social media, and was told, "Show your highest-limit card as a reference so we can open your new card with a high limit as well." Em, who said he sent his card information to the requested number, stated that a short while later, a message on his phone said that 412 thousand liras had been withdrawn from his account.
Stating that he was in a video call with the people asking for information from him at that time, Em explained that he reacted by saying money was being withdrawn from his card and ended the call. He said he then had his card closed for use and applied to the bank to cancel the transaction, but the transaction was not canceled on the grounds that a password was used.
Stating that he filed a complaint with the police, Em also alleged that a fake invoice was issued in his name. Em said that cleaning products that had nothing to do with him appeared to have been purchased on the invoice, and when he called the company to which the invoice was sent, he was informed that the payment had been made and the products appeared to have been received by someone else.
Em claimed that a person who called him later said, "Get well soon, we took your money." Stating that the complaint process is ongoing, Em said he will continue his legal struggle and plans to apply to the consumer court as well.
Explaining that he tried to reach the people he thought were scammers again from another number, Em stated that the conversation was terminated when he asked who the person on the other end was. Claiming that the same people continue their activities under different bank names, Em said, "I never thought I would experience something like this. I didn't even understand how it happened. I will continue my struggle to the end."
News Source: 12punto
