Illegal Forex Investment scheme uncovered in Türkiye

Illegal Forex Investment scheme uncovered in Türkiye

Published September 04,2023


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Gendarmerie groups initiated an investigation into the so-called funding firm “İdol Forex” following a tip-off.

After roughly 6 months of investigation, simultaneous operations have been carried out in opposition to the community.

Two suspects have been detained, and two suspects have been launched underneath judicial management.

During the operations carried out at 4 completely different addresses, a substantial quantity of proof and paperwork associated to the corporate’s financial institution/bank card accounts, quite a few cell phones, computer systems, and a big sum of cash suspected to be obtained via unlawful means have been seized.

The community, which marketed on social media platforms underneath the identify “İdol Forex,” promised excessive income to people who contacted them.

Initially, those that deposited a small quantity of cash have been instructed they might make a big revenue in a short while, and people who anticipated larger returns ended up sending extra money, falling into the community’s lure.

When the investor’s cash reached the specified stage, they have been knowledgeable of considerable losses within the funding channels, and victims have been defrauded.

It was decided that the community used the cash obtained from fraud to purchase gold, and the bought gold was transformed into money via 10 entrance firms established by the community in an try and cowl their tracks.

The Istanbul Provincial Gendarmerie Command Cybercrime Units discovered that the corporate “İdol Forex” was not registered with the Capital Markets Board throughout their investigations. Additionally, it was decided that the full transaction quantity for these firms was 5 billion Turkish lira.

Following the apprehension of community members, an investigation carried out by the Istanbul Anatolian Public Prosecutor’s Office revealed {that a} sufferer’s lack of 261,000 Turkish lira was compensated.

Source: www.anews.com.tr