16.01.2025 11:01
Minister Yerlikaya announced that in the "Siberağ-15" operation conducted in 9 provinces, 21 suspects were apprehended, who were found to have a transaction volume of 30 billion 478 million 473 thousand lira in their accounts between the years 2017-2024 through a pyramid scheme method. A total of 752 bank/cryptocurrency accounts were seized, and 18 of the suspects were arrested.
Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya announced on his official social media account that "Siberağ-15" operations targeting "Qualified Fraud" and "Money Laundering from Crime" offenses were carried out in 9 provinces.
30 BILLION LIRA PYRAMID SCHEME FRAUD
In operations conducted in Istanbul, Ankara, Adana, Denizli, Izmir, Kayseri, Kırıkkale, Kırşehir, and Samsun, 21 suspects were arrested, with a transaction volume of 30 billion 478 million 473 thousand TL identified in their accounts between 2017-2024 through the pyramid scheme method.
ALL OF THEIR ACCOUNTS SEIZED
Minister Yerlikaya stated that 752 bank/crypto accounts were seized during the operations, 18 of the suspects were arrested, and judicial control measures were imposed on 3 others.
THEY DECEIVED PEOPLE WITH THE PROMISE OF "WATCH ADS AND EARN MONEY"
Yerlikaya noted that the arrested suspects defrauded many citizens through social media platforms by promising high earnings with "watch ads and earn money" and pyramid scheme methods, adding that a large number of computers, phones, USB drives, and bank/credit cards were seized as a result of the operations. Sharing images related to the operations, Yerlikaya congratulated the public prosecutors coordinating the efforts and the gendarmerie conducting the operations.