19.08.2025 03:45
In Zonguldak, scammers posing as police called a woman and said, "Your name is involved in a FETÖ investigation," first scaring her and then asking for money. The scammers took the woman's gold worth 2 million 700 thousand Turkish lira and disappeared. The suspects were caught and arrested in an operation.
Three suspects who introduced themselves as police in Zonguldak and defrauded a woman of 2 million 700 thousand liras by saying, "Your name is involved in a FETÖ investigation," were arrested by the court to which they were brought.
Scammers calling a woman in Zonguldak first frightened her by saying, "Your name is involved in a FETÖ investigation," and then asked for money.
'FETÖ' SCAM! THEY VANISHED WITH 2 MILLION 120 THOUSAND LIRAS WORTH OF GOLD
The woman sent 580 thousand liras to her bank account as directed by the scammers. Later, one of the suspects went to the woman's house and took gold worth approximately 2 million 120 thousand liras, disappearing without a trace.
3 PEOPLE TAKEN INTO CUSTODY
Realizing she had been defrauded, the woman reported to the police, while the teams of the Fraud Bureau of the Provincial Security Directorate's Public Order Branch examined over 100 security cameras to track the suspects. In a simultaneous operation conducted in provinces including Istanbul and Kocaeli, E.B., D.G., and M.Ö. were captured and taken into custody.
THEY WERE ARRESTED
After their procedures at the police station, the three suspects were sent to the courthouse, where they were arrested by the duty magistrate for the crime of "qualified fraud" and sent to prison.