370 million lira visa operation: They locked the appointment system and sold it for 300 euros

In August, during the visa fraud investigation, computers and software containing bot accounts were seized in a simultaneous operation at 63 addresses in Istanbul, Ankara, Antalya, Balıkesir, Bursa and Izmir.

It was revealed that the suspects, who were determined to sabotage the visa appointment system of consulates and authorized intermediary institutions, blocked the appointment system with different accounts and sold the appointments for prices up to one thousand euros (approximately 55 thousand liras) under the name of "definitely guaranteed visa".

During the investigation, it was determined that a victim paid 500 thousand liras to the network on different dates, and it was also revealed that the suspects gave a customer a 15-day appointment guarantee, but this promise was not fulfilled for months.

The total size of the profit was determined to be 918 million liras.

The suspects' WhatsApp conversations within the scope of the investigation included the promise of the so-called visa company official that they would make an appointment within 15 days. It was observed that the so-called consultant demanded 180 euros to prepare all documents such as assistant, appointment fee, software system fee and application form.