türkçe links to original Turkish article
(Hürriyet Newspaper, 14 August 2023)
"You may have already won a free flight to Diyarbakır!
But send money for food and beverages."
Police in Diyarbakır learned two months ago about a gang hoodwinking
citizens by telephone and identified three Africans who were directing
the gang's operations. When police determined that the suspects were
all in Istanbul they went there and tracked down the "Vuvuzela Gang."
The gang's modus operandi was to call people and pretend that the
caller was an American soldier in Syria who came upon $1 million
and needed to smuggle the money into Turkey. The gang's targets
were told that they would get half of the money but that they must
first send the caller money for customs and courier expenses. The
seduced targets sent this money to an account number given to them
by the caller.
Vuvuzela Gang members, when not hoodwinking.
However (!), after sending the money those duped could not reach the
caller and the gang withdrew the money sent at ATMs. The day before
yesterday, Diyarbakır and Istanbul police launched "Operation Safari"
and took 12 people, including the 3 Africans, into custody in Istanbul.
Searches revealed a large number of telephones and telephone lines,
foreign exchange and a pump-action rifle. The 12 arrested suspects
were then flown to Diyarbakır for police processing.
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