12.02.2026 21:11
The man, who was explaining mobile banking applications to his daughter's neighbor, who promised to help him in Aksaray, experienced the shock of his life. The man, accused of fraud, pleaded for help in tears.
In Aksaray, 55-year-old Gazi Özdemir experienced the shock of his life when he gave his bank details to his daughter's neighbor.
The incident took place in the Cumhuriyet neighborhood of Aksaray. According to the information obtained, Gazi Özdemir's daughter went to visit her father with the neighbor.
HE GAVE HIS IDENTITY INFORMATION
During a conversation at home, Gazi Özdemir, who mentioned that he was in the process of divorce and had about 300,000 lira in debt, was filled with hope after his daughter's neighbor said, "I can help you," and gave his identity information. Allegedly, a person named E.E. took Gazi Özdemir's phone and transferred all the mobile banking applications installed on it to his own phone. Then, to identify him, he used the bank applications to perform biometric facial recognition of Gazi Özdemir and activated password-free logins.
HE EXPERIENCED THE SHOCK OF HIS LIFE
About a month after the visit, a person who said he had made a purchase from an e-commerce site and sent money, but did not receive the product, reached out to Gazi Özdemir, the owner of the account he had deposited money into, and asked about the product he had purchased. Not understanding what was happening, Gazi Özdemir changed his phone number and went to the bank to register the new number. When he arrived at the bank branch, he experienced the shock of his life with what he learned there.
THEY HAD DONE E-COMMERCE THROUGH HIS ACCOUNT
He first learned from the bank staff that there was a block on his account, and then he found out that several million lira had been deposited and withdrawn from his account. The bewildered man immediately reported the situation to the police. The police, in their investigations, discovered that Gazi Özdemir's account number had fallen into the hands of fraudsters, and that the fraudsters had conducted e-commerce and sold products through the site, with all the money from the products purchased by citizens coming into Gazi Özdemir's account, but no products ever reaching any consumer, and that all the cash flow was managed through these accounts.
"I AM DISTRESSED, MAY NO ONE ELSE BE"
Describing the incident, Gazi Özdemir said, "I am one of the people who has been victimized by a person across Turkey. My daughter came to visit us with her neighbor. I have nearly 300,000 lira in debt. We talked about these things during the conversation. She took my phone, saying, 'I will try to pay off your debt.' She had two phones with her. After taking my phone, she did something with her own phone as well. She said she would do facial recognition for the banks. She also asked for my identity.
About a month after the incident, I went to the bank because I had changed my phone number. When I spoke with the bank officer, he told me, 'There is a block on your account.' I said, 'How can that be? I have never experienced anything like this in my life.' The bank staff turned the screen towards me and asked, 'Do you know this person?' I said I recognized him. 'He has constantly sent you money,' he said. I realized I had been defrauded and became a victim. I am distressed; may no one else be."
AN INVESTIGATION HAS BEEN INITIATED
An investigation has been initiated by the Aksaray Chief Public Prosecutor's Office regarding the incident.