19.07.2024 16:30
An unbelievable fraud incident occurred in Mardin. A gang started collecting money from citizens by promising high profits. The gang members made short-term payments with high interest rates to convince the citizens. After gaining the trust of the citizens, the gang disappeared with 140 million dollars. Following the news of the fraud incident, chaos erupted in Nusaybin. The number of victims is estimated to be in the hundreds, and it was revealed that among those who lost their money were police officers, doctors, and jewelers.
A group that came together in the district of Nusaybin in Mardin, carried out a fraud scheme by promising high profits to the citizens through their network, and collected 140 million dollars from the market by moving the scheme to the districts of Midyat, Kızıltepe, Artuklu, and then to Şanlıurfa. The network disappeared with an astonishing amount of money.
The members of the network, which started its activities in the middle of 2023, stated that they invested the money they collected in many sectors, especially in electronic device exports, and convinced the citizens. The members of the network, who conducted their advertising campaigns through their social media accounts, deceived those who wanted to invest their money by showing non-existent activities.
THEY GAINED TRUST AND TOOK HIGHER AMOUNTS OF MONEY
According to the news in Mardin Haber, the members of the network promised profits in foreign currency based on the capital they received from the citizens, and made payments to the capital owners with short-term interest rates to convince them. After making the payments, the members of the network gained the trust of the citizens and started to take even higher amounts of money from the people they made payments to.
THEY DISAPPEARED WITH 140 MILLION DOLLARS
The members of the network transferred all the money to untraceable overseas banks in the second phase of the plan, as they received intense demand from the citizens every day and collected an unexpected amount of money. They disappeared with 140 million dollars.
CHAOS IN THE DISTRICT
After the members of the network disappeared, chaos broke out in Nusaybin. The citizens who went to the houses of the network members couldn't find anyone. The citizens expressed that they even sold their spouses' bracelets and lost them to the network members, and the number of victims is estimated to be in the hundreds.
AMONG THE VICTIMS ARE JEWELERS, DOCTORS, AND EVEN POLICE OFFICERS
According to the information obtained, among those who lost money to the network are farmers, jewelers, bank managers, teachers, school principals, doctors, journalists, police officers, shopkeepers, businessmen, and lawyers. The fact that well-known names in Mardin and prominent businessmen are among these individuals shows that the network had strong connections.