Their passwords were exposed... Fraud operation in 8 provinces: 18 arrests

According to the information received, Ankara Provincial Police Department Public Order Branch Directorate Fraud Bureau teams carried out studies on qualified fraud incidents that occurred in 2026.

Within the scope of the work, a simultaneous operation was carried out in 8 provinces centered in Ankara against suspects who defrauded citizens by presenting themselves as police officers, prosecutors or National Intelligence Organization personnel.

It was determined that the suspects persuaded citizens to hand over the money and gold in their homes and send the money from their bank accounts by telling them that their identity information was in the hands of criminal organizations or that their names were involved in the FETO investigation.

It was also learned that the suspects prepared false arrest documents giving the impression that they were issued by the public prosecutor on behalf of the victims.

While all 21 suspects who were found to be involved in a fraud involving a total of 63 million lira were caught as a result of the operations carried out, it was revealed that the suspects used the words 'Vatan', 'Flag', 'Turan' and 'Hakan' as passwords in their phone calls.

The suspects, who were detained in the dawn operation held on October 6, were transferred to the Ankara Courthouse after their procedures at the police station. 18 of the suspects were arrested by the court and sent to prison.