They Took $120,000 From a Retired Chemist by Forcing Him to Sell His House: 9 People Detained, Including 2 Jewelers.
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In Beşiktaş, scammers posing as police officers tricked a 78-year-old woman into handing over $120,000 in a park using the password "Your Money is Safe," after falsely claiming she was involved with a terrorist organization. The scammers also convinced the elderly woman to sell her house in Eyüpsultan for less than its market value and transferred the money to their own accounts.
In Istanbul, a 78-year-old female chemist sold her house to scammers who introduced themselves as police officers and prosecutors, losing 15 million Turkish Lira. (11.11.2026, Sputnik Türkiye)
In Istanbul's Beşiktaş district, the suspects called retired chemist Emine Güzel H. (78) on the phone and introduced themselves as police officers. The 9 suspects first took 120 thousand dollars from Emine Güzel H.'s bank account, then made her sell her house in Eyüpsultan and transfer the money to their accounts.
Emine Gönül H., a 78-year-old woman living in Beşiktaş, fell victim to scammers who posed as police officers. She lost $120,000 from her bank account and $6,500 from the sale of her house in Eyüpsultan... Click here for more.
The suspects, who identified themselves as police officers, took $120,000 from the 78-year-old retired chemist's bank account and the money from the sale of his house in Eyüpsultan. Nine suspects, including two jewelers, were referred to the courthouse after the proceedings.
In Beşiktaş, fraudsters posing as police officers took $120,000 from a 78-year-old woman and also forced her to sell her house, worth 7.5 million Turkish lira. Nine suspects, including two jewelers, were apprehended after it was determined that they transferred the money abroad using cryptocurrency. The fraudsters' money transactions were captured on security cameras.
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