11 suspects who fraudulently seized the inheritances of Turkish citizens abroad were caught

Istanbul Police Department's Financial Crimes Fighting Branch Directorate teams, under the coordination of the Istanbul Anatolian Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, carried out work to prevent the crime of "qualified fraud by using forged documents" and to capture the suspects.

During the studies, the teams determined that the heirs and inheritances in Türkiye of Turkish citizens who lost their lives abroad or for whom an absence decision was made were followed, and that unfair profits were made by using fake documents and people with similar physical characteristics called "jokers".

The teams determined that the suspects, who targeted inheritance files and people without heirs, made withdrawals from accounts in bank branches through fake passports and "jokers", and revealed that the withdrawn money was transferred to the suspects and their first-degree relatives, thus trying to hide the traces of the money obtained from the crime.

After the completion of the work, the teams carried out simultaneous operations at the addresses determined in Istanbul, Bilecik and Kırklareli and detained 11 suspects.