16.08.2026 17:41
In Eskişehir, 64-year-old Suna Sakarya succumbed to the psychological pressure of scammers posing as police officers over the phone and handed over gold and jewelry worth 2.5 million lira that she had saved to buy a house. The suspects deceived Sakarya by frightening her with fake identities and an 'operation' lie; police have launched a comprehensive investigation.
Suna Sakarya, who lives in Eskişehir, fell into the trap of scammers who introduced themselves as 'Commissioner Kadir' over the phone and lost her jewelry worth 2.5 million lira that she had saved to buy a house. Describing her terrifying moments and psychological pressure, Sakarya said, 'They called while I was waiting for news from my sick nephew, and I answered in panic. They kept me awake until morning and didn't even let me go to my funeral,' expressing her ordeal.
WHEN SCAMMERS ASKED FOR THIS TOO, SHE GOT SUSPICIOUS
Individuals who called 64-year-old Suna Sakarya at her residence on Londra Street in Tepebaşı district claimed they had her ID card with someone else's photo on it and that her name was involved in jeweler fraud. Believing the lie of 'we are conducting an operation' from the callers, Sakarya was kept under pressure with the phone line left open for hours. The elderly woman handed over 35 republican gold coins, 72 grams of gold, and various jewelry to a suspect in his 20s who came to her home around 4:30 AM, and she became suspicious when the scammers then tried to get her to sell her house worth 3 million lira for 2.5 million lira.
Realizing she had been deceived under threats that her son and she would be arrested, Sakarya applied to the police station, but her savings were gone, and police teams launched a large-scale operation to catch the fleeing suspects.
"I FELL INTO THE TRAP"
Stating that she never answers numbers she doesn't recognize under normal circumstances, Suna Sakarya said that on the day of the incident, she and her family were waiting for news from her nephew who was seriously ill. Sakarya said, 'That day, my aunt's son was very sick, on his deathbed. Since my son didn't have a phone with him, I answered thinking it might be a relative. The caller introduced himself as a police officer from Tepebaşı and asked me to check my WhatsApp messages. When I opened WhatsApp, I saw my own ID card with someone else's photo on it. The person on the phone said that high-amount transactions were made online and at a jeweler with this fake ID, and that all the blame would fall on me.'
"THEY EVEN PREVENTED ME FROM GOING TO MY FUNERAL"
Emphasizing that the scammers kept her under intense psychological pressure for hours, Sakarya said, 'They told me to lock my doors, not talk to anyone, and never hang up the phone. They said the gold at home would be part of the crime and taken for examination. They had me put the gold on a tray, take a photo, and send it. They didn't let me sleep at all until morning. Even going to the bathroom was subject to their permission. Meanwhile, news came that my aunt's son had passed away. When his daughter called, they pressured me to end the conversation quickly and tell her I couldn't go to the funeral. Helpless, I said I couldn't come, using illness as an excuse. Around 4:30 AM, a young man aged 20-22 came to the door. Following the instructions on the phone, I handed 35 republican gold coins, 72 grams of gold, two half golds, four gram golds, and my jewelry to that young man.'
"I REALIZED WHEN THEY TRIED TO MAKE ME SELL MY HOUSE"
Expressing that after taking the gold, the scammers then set their sights on her house, Sakarya recounted her final moments as follows:
'After taking the gold, they tried to get me to sell my house worth 3 million lira for 2.5 million lira. They had me call real estate agents they had chosen and applied pressure. They claimed the sale would be a formality, but I didn't accept. When I refused the sale, they started shouting at me and threatening me with defiance against the prosecutor and police. They said I could go for a walk to relax, but the phone had to stay on. When they threatened to have my son and me imprisoned while I was out walking, I realized I had been scammed and went straight to the police station. All my savings worth 2.5 million lira, which I had saved to buy a house, were lost. Their profile pictures had police emblems; seeing that emblem and the ID information, I thought I was dealing with the police. I could only realize the truth after it was too late.'