The increasing popularity of Bitcoin (BTC) and cryptocurrencies has motivated many criminals. In Turkey, as in many countries around the world, criminals take advantage of the popularity of cryptocurrencies and steal people's money.
At this point, the last news came from Samsun.
According to DHA news, cryptocurrency operations were organized in 4 provinces centered in Samsun. 8 suspects, including 1 soldier, who were found to have defrauded cryptocurrency investors through fake websites, were detained in a simultaneous operation.
In their statement, Samsun Police Department Anti-Cyber Crimes Branch Directorate teams said that the 8 detained suspects committed the crime of “fraud by using information systems of banks or credit institutions as a tool” by using crypto currencies.
During simultaneous operations, four suspects in Manisa, two in Adana and one in Isparta were detained and brought to Samsun. It was stated that the statement of another suspect, who was detained in Ankara and stated to be a soldier, will be taken in Ankara.
*This is not investment advice.