9 suspects were arrested in the 19 million lira fraud operation for retirees in Tekirdağ Şarköy
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- L.T., a retired agricultural engineer living in Şarköy district of Tekirdağ, was defrauded of approximately 19 million liras in gold, foreign currency and jewelery by suspects who introduced themselves as police officers.
- A simultaneous operation was carried out in 8 provinces regarding the incident and 11 suspects were detained, 9 of whom were arrested.
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Why It Matters
L.T., a retired agricultural engineer living in Şarköy district of Tekirdağ, was defrauded by suspects who introduced themselves as police officers over the phone. The suspects took 2 kilos of gold, 8 thousand euros and 300 dollars from L.T., saying that the jewelry and foreign currency in his house should be given in order to catch the criminals, and then made a transfer of 110 thousand 400 euros.
9 of the 11 suspects who were detained in the operation in 8 provinces were arrested in Tekirdağ's Şarköy district, against the suspects who defrauded retired L.T. (68), who introduced themselves as a police officer, of approximately 19 million liras by taking his gold and foreign currency.
According to the news in DHA; Retired agricultural engineer L.T., who lives in Şarköy district of Tekirdağ, went to the police station and told that he was defrauded of approximately 19 million lira, including lira, foreign currency and jewelry, by telephone fraudsters.
L.T. said that he gave 2 kilos of gold, 8 thousand euros and 300 dollars to the people who came in front of his house by car after the suspects who called him on the phone and introduced themselves as police officers told him that the jewelry and foreign currency in his house should be given to them in order to catch the criminals. L.T., who said that he later transferred 110 thousand 400 euros to the bank account given by the fraudsters, stated that he realized that he had been defrauded and filed a complaint.
OPERATIONS IN 8 PROVINCES
Under the coordination of the Şarköy Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, the Provincial Police Department Public Order Branch Directorate Fraud Bureau teams started an investigation into the incident. 11 people were detained in the operation carried out simultaneously in the provinces of Istanbul, Izmir, Manisa, Şanlıurfa, Erzurum, Adıyaman, Kahramanmaraş and Mersin to capture 11 suspects identified in the technical and physical study.
The suspects brought to Tekirdağ were transferred to the courthouse in Şarköy district after their procedures at the police station. 9 of the suspects were arrested in court for the crimes of 'Organised qualified fraud', 'Qualified plunder', 'Establishing, managing and being a member of a criminal organisation', and 2 people were released on condition of judicial control.
What to Watch
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More suspects are expected to be identified and detained in the fraud investigation.
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Open Questions
- The total number of suspects and how many were caught
- How much is the total amount defrauded?
- Whether the suspects have been arrested for similar crimes before
