Ankara West Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office carried out a very important operation today. In the operation centered in Ankara and spread across 10 provinces, 20 people who defrauded people by imitating Coinbase, the world’s second largest stock exchange, were detained. In the statement made on the subject, it was stated that 4 more people were sought.
Fraudsters created fake versions of the Coinbase exchange, which has a volume of $620 million according to Coinmarketcap data, and managed to direct citizens who wanted to invest in crypto money to these fake versions. According to the information obtained, the money collected here was also laundered through cryptocurrency markets. Law enforcement forces, who raided 30 addresses simultaneously, continue the investigation process.
A loss of 1.8 million dollars occurred!
According to information shared by Anadolu Agency, fraudsters collected around 1.8 million dollars through the fake Coinbase application. However, the rapid work of law enforcement officers prevented this huge money from evaporating. The authorities identified the suspects’ accounts and blocked them, and returned the money of the cryptocurrency investors who were about to be defrauded. Fortunately, a huge attack was prevented.
20 people detained in the raids carried out in Ankara, Istanbul, Bursa, Izmir, Trabzon, Gaziantep, Antalya, Muğla, Konya and Tekirdağ were accused of “laundering property values arising from crime”, “establishing an organization for the purpose of committing a crime”, “using information systems”. They will be tried for the crimes of “theft” and “fraud by using information systems, banks or credit institutions as a tool”.
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