
97 people were detained and 36 people were arrested in the operation carried out against the network operating under the name of call centers in Beyoğlu and Şişli.
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It was determined that an Istanbul-based network was committing forex fraud by establishing call centers under the name of a tourism and consultancy company.
In the investigation carried out by Istanbul Police Department Anti-Cyber Crimes Branch teams under the coordination of the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, it was determined that international forex fraud was committed through call centers operating under the name of tourism and consultancy companies in Beyoğlu and Şişli.
It was determined that the suspects created separate desks for different countries and languages, directed the people they called to fake investment platforms with the promise of high profits, and transferred the deposited money to the crypto accounts of the network.
THEY TESTED US WITH A LIE DETECTOR
In the studies carried out by the teams, it was revealed that people who wanted to get a job or leave a job in call centers were connected to a lie detector and their answers were checked. It was learned that the suspects also tested employees from time to time.
Allegedly, those who were subjected to the polygraph were asked: "Do you know any police officers?", "Do you know any members of the press?" and “Do you transfer the earnings here to yourself?” It was stated that questions were asked. It was determined that the results of the tests carried out with cables connected to different points of the human body were noted down, name by name.
97 SUSPECTS WERE TAKEN INTO CUSTODY
After completing the work, the teams carried out an operation at the specified addresses on October 6. 97 suspects were detained during the operation.
36 suspects, including 2 people who used the lie detector, were arrested and sent to the courthouse after their procedures at the police station.
While 25 of the suspects were released on condition of judicial control, 34 were sent to the repatriation center. The two detained people were released after their procedures at the police station.
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In the simultaneous operation organized by the Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor's Office in 39 provinces, 159 people were detained for allegedly committing fraud of 51 million TL through fake investment practices. A total of 6.6 billion TL of suspicious money traffic was detected.