Turkish gendarmerie forces crack cyber fraud, detain 4
STORY: Turkish gendarmerie forces crack cyber fraud, detain 4
DATELINE: Sept. 5, 2023
LENGTH: 00:00:55
LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye
CATEGORY: LAW
SHOTLIST:
1. various of police officers searching the house under operation in Istanbul, Türkiye
2. various of police officers taking arrested suspects to the police station in Istanbul, Türkiye
STORYLINE:
Turkish gendarmerie forces have cracked a cyber fraud network and detained four suspects after a six-month campaign, Istanbul Governor's Office announced on Monday.
The office said that Istanbul's anti-cyber crimes teams discovered that the suspects had collected 5 billion Turkish liras (about 187 million U.S. dollars) with promises of "high profits."
Acting upon a tip-off, the teams followed the activities of a so-called investment company, Idol Forex, which posted a series of advertisements on social media platforms, promising "high profits" to those who contacted them.
The teams found that the network first bought gold with the money obtained from fraud an
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