Cyber crime operation in 61 provinces: Many detentions in 5 days
In the cyber crime operations carried out in 61 provinces under the coordination of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the crimes of qualified fraud, illegal betting and child obscenity were fought.
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Suspects of fraud, illegal betting and child obscenity crimes were caught in the operations carried out in 61 provinces in the last 5 days by the EGM Cyber Crimes Department and MASAK under the coordination of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
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Why It Matters
Operations were organized in 61 provinces under the coordination of EGM Anti-Cyber Crimes Department, MASAK and chief prosecutors' offices.
According to the statement of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, 61 province-based operations were carried out in the last 5 days by the Provincial Police Departments' Cyber Crimes Fighting Branch Directorates, under the coordination of the General Directorate of Security (EGM) Anti-Cyber Crimes Department, the Financial Crimes Investigation Board (MASAK) and the Chief Public Prosecutor's Office.
In this context, Adana, Adıyaman, Afyonkarahisar, Ağrı, Aksaray, Amasya, Antalya, Artvin, Aydın, Bartın, Batman, Bayburt, Bolu, Burdur, Bursa, Çanakkale, Çorum, Denizli, Diyarbakır, Düzce, Elazığ, Erzurum, Eskişehir, Gaziantep, Gümüşhane, Hakkari, Hatay, İstanbul, İzmir, Kahramanmaraş, Karabük, Operations in Karaman, Kars, Kastamonu, Kayseri, Kırklareli, Kırşehir, Kilis, Kocaeli, Konya, Kütahya, Malatya, Manisa, Mersin, Muğla, Nevşehir, Niğde, Ordu, Rize, Sakarya, Samsun, Siirt, Sinop, Sivas, Şanlıurfa, Tekirdağ, Trabzon, Tunceli, Van, Yalova and Zonguldak was carried out.
It was stated that the operations were carried out against crimes such as aggravated fraud, illegal betting, online child obscenity and harassment, and violation of the Cyber Security Law.
FRAUD ON SOCIAL MEDIA
In the statement of the Ministry, it was stated that the captured suspects were found to be defrauding citizens by using themes such as "house, car, land sales price and promotional payment" through social media platforms.
It was also stated that the suspects had obscene images of children, offered illegal betting and gambling, advertised illegal betting sites and acted as intermediaries in money transfer on these sites. It was also noted that it was determined that the suspects had unauthorized access to websites belonging to public and legal entities.
Open Questions
- How many suspects were detained during the operations?
- What is the total value of the seized assets?
