BREAKING NEWS | Fraud operation in 7 provinces: Money traffic of 3 billion 200 million TL! 12 suspects were caught

It was determined that the suspects, who were caught in the operations carried out by the Gaziantep Provincial Gendarmerie Command teams under the coordination of the Gendarmerie General Command KOM and Anti-Cyber ​​Crime Departments, MASAK and the Gaziantep Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, defrauded the citizens they contacted via social media with the promise of high profits, and laundered the illegally obtained crime proceeds through shell companies established under the name of investment, finance and crypto consultancy. Money movement of 3 billion 200 million TL was detected in the suspects' accounts.

In its post on its social media account, the Ministry of Internal Affairs gave information about the operations against the crime of "qualified fraud using information systems" organized in 7 provinces centered in Gaziantep.

The following statements were included in the post:

"In the operations carried out by our Gendarmerie against the crime of "Qualified Fraud Using Information Systems" in 7 provinces centered in Gaziantep, 12 suspects, who were detected to have money movement of 3 Billion 200 Million TL in their accounts, were caught. The suspects caught in the operations carried out by the Gaziantep Provincial Gendarmerie Command teams under the coordination of the Gendarmerie General Command KOM and Cyber Crimes Department Heads, MASAK and Gaziantep Chief Public Prosecutor's Office; "It has been determined that they defrauded our citizens, whom they contacted via social media, with the promise of high profits, and -laundered illegally obtained criminal proceeds through shell companies established under the name of investment, finance and crypto consultancy. We continue our fight against criminal networks and illegal structures that victimize our citizens and make unfair profits, and we congratulate our heroic Gendarmerie, Department Heads, MASAK, Gaziantep Chief Public Prosecutor's Office and those who contributed."