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(Milliyet Newspaper, 3 July 2021)
A classic "inside job".
Responding to a complaint from an Istanbul bank, police determined that
1.5 million TL (about $175,000) had been withdrawn from a customer's
account without his knowledge. The account is what's known as a
"sleeper account" because it hasn't been active for a long time. In this
case, the account was opened 25 years ago.
An employee at the bank had given a photocopy of the account-holder's
ID card to someone of the same age and appearance, who then came to
the bank and withdrew the money. Thanks to security camera footage,
police were able to identify the account-holder's "double" and,
subsequently, the four-person gang, led by bank employee Sadık D (!).
Police determined that Sadık D. had found "sleeper" accounts with large
balances in a number of the bank's branches. He then passed ID
information about the account-holders to gang members who arranged
for similar-looking "doubles" to withdraw the money.
On 29 June, police conducted raids in Istanbul and Ankara, taking Sadık D.
and his three gang members into custody. Searches of the residences
produced digital material and machines used to make ID cards. Sadık D.
has a police record for previous involvement in frauds. Bank inspectors
are researching whether any of their other customers have been defrauded
in the same way by Sadık D. and his gang.
You snooze, you lose.
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