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(Hürriyet Newspaper, 5 February 2020)
What would Ayatollah do?
A few years ago a Ponzi-scheme gang in Iran gathered money from
12,000 people and fled to Turkey when the scheme was exposed. At
first, the gang settled in Antalya but last year they began coming to
Istanbul. The target of gang leader Seyed Jafar J. and his 4 children
was the group of rich Iranians living in Istanbul.
The gang first settled into luxury residences in fashionable areas of
Istanbul, used expensive cars and wore deluxe watches and fashions
to create an image of 'success'. The gang members began to frequent
nightclubs and restaurants where rich Iranians were known to gather.
Targets were told about energy and Bitcoin investments in Dubai,
Malaysia, Ukraine and Chile. The gang quickly collected money,
promising a 10% payment each month whereby 'investors' in the
scheme would reap $240,000 for a $100,000 contribution. In
particular, the gang promised 60-70% winnings from the cryptomoney
units they themselves created.
Image is everything...
Within a year the gang collected $50 million (!) from 2,000 doctors,
hairdressers, cooks and others, most of whom were Iranians.
However, 'investors' soon became suspicious and contacted Istanbul
police, who yesterday morning went looking for 30 gang members,
with 16 of them being taken into custody. The others remain on the
lam.
Police got their best information about the gang from driver F.Y., who
worked for the gang. F.Y. told police that "the gang was very conscious
of secrecy. At the 5-star hotels where they held meetings, no one was
allowed to bring in a cellphone. The money was taken either by hand
or through currency exchange bureaus they designated." Police
learned that the money was sent daily to Seyed Jafar J. in the USA (!).
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