04.11.2025 17:57
While trying to sell his vehicle in Hatay, a man fell into the trap of a scammer. Although he accepted a payment request of 20,000 TL that came through his banking app during a moment of distraction, he narrowly escaped being scammed as he only had 18,000 TL in his account. The man, who managed to avoid being defrauded while trying to sell his vehicle, warned citizens to be cautious against the new tricks of scammers.
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While trying to sell his car in Hatay, Cem İbrahim Alkan narrowly escaped being scammed due to having no money in his account.
HE FELL INTO THE NEW TRAP OF SCAMMERS
Cem İbrahim Alkan, who lives in the Antakya district, earns his living by working at a business in the city center. Alkan wanted to sell his car, which he had been using for a long time, by posting an advertisement online. While he was busy working at his workplace, a person claiming to be calling from Antalya said he wanted to buy the vehicle and asked for an account number to send a deposit of 20,000 TL. Thinking that the person would send a deposit to buy the car, Alkan accepted the 20,000 TL payment request sent to him via the Ziraat Bank Mobile application. However, since Alkan only had 18,000 TL in his account, the money could not be transferred to the other party's account, and the scammer then requested a payment of 15,000 TL from Alkan.
HE NOTICED ON THE SECOND ATTEMPT
Realizing that the other party was asking him for money in the second payment request, Alkan understood that he was being scammed and rejected the request. When he called the scammer who claimed to want to buy his car, Alkan reacted by saying, 'You are not sending me money, you are asking me for money.' The scammer did not answer the phone again. Alkan, who narrowly escaped being scammed due to having 18,000 TL in his account, warned citizens to be careful in online shopping and money transfers.
"I APPROVED THE NOTIFICATION WITHOUT LOOKING"
Describing how the person who called him to sell his car was trying to scam him by insisting on a payment under the pretext of sending a deposit, tradesman Cem İbrahim Alkan said, "While I was at work, a foreign number called me. I had posted my car on a sales advertisement page. A buyer asked me a few questions about the car. The buyer wanted an inspection of the car and negotiated a bit. The buyer told me, 'Bro, I like your car, I'm calling from Antalya, I will come with my wife on Friday, and send me your IBAN so I can send you the money.' I said okay. Since I was busy at work, I was distracted. I received a notification from the buyer requesting 20,000 TL. My mind was scattered, and I approved the notification without looking. Then a few minutes later, the buyer called me and said, 'Bro, I sent you the money, but it didn't go through.' He asked me to try again. A notification came from the bank requesting 15,000 TL. When I looked carefully at the notification, it said, 'The buyer is requesting this amount of money from you, and if you approve, click the link below.' After reading the notification carefully, I did not approve it. After not approving it, I called the buyer. I asked, 'Brother, you are asking me for money, what is this?' The buyer told me, 'Bro, that's not important, banks do this, and you click that link.' When I looked at the notification, it said, 'You are asking me for money, and you are not sending me money.' The buyer insisted that I click the link and then hung up the phone," he said.
"IT DID NOT HAPPEN DUE TO INSUFFICIENT BALANCE"
Stating that he escaped being scammed because he did not have enough balance in his account, Alkan said, "In the first notification, he requested 20,000 TL, and I approved it. I had 18,000 TL in my account, and the transaction did not go through due to insufficient balance. In the second notification, another notification came requesting 15,000 TL. When I looked carefully at the notification, I realized it was a scam and did not approve it. This money is not easy to earn. Just like it happens to everyone, it happened to me too. My luck was that I had no money in my balance. I urge citizens to be a little more careful in online shopping and money transfers," he expressed.
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