The “CyberEye-42” operation was carried out in 21 provinces, based in Ankara, against people committing the crime of qualified fraud by promising “high profits with zero risk” through a so-called cryptocurrency buying and selling platform called “SmartTradeCoin”.
In the operation against 152 suspects, 127 were detained, who were found to have made illegal gains worth $1 billion (TL32 billion). In addition, 177 real estate and 61 movable properties, worth TL1 billion, one unlicensed gun, one blank gun, and numerous digital materials were seized.
He took action with the leaders of the organization.
As part of the operation, writer Ashkim Kapşmak was also arrested in Istanbul. After being processed at the police station, Kapşmak was taken to Ankara, where he met with the heads of the organization under the name of a “training and information camp” and handed out certificates to participants. In connection with this, it was noted that an investigation is being conducted against writer Kapşmak for the activity of “recruiting people to structures.”
1 billion 2 billion lira in disarray
Nihat Uludag, CNN’s Istanbul news director, revealed details of the operation. Uludag included the following remarks in his speech:
The largest cyber fraud operation in history. The transaction amount is said to be $1 billion. The process started in 2017 and they are recruiting members. They say they have developed two softwares. If you buy the gold software, they promise a system that will allow you to earn $10,000 a week. They show such marketing. The number of members is expected to reach a record number by 2020. People are starting to talk about how it will cost billions for this.
They also invite celebrities to these organizations to give them credibility. They are guests, not privy to anything. My beloved Kapshmakh is in detention. He worked with the leaders of the organization, gave certificates to participants, and is being held for his affiliation to the organization.
127 of 153 people were arrested.
MASAK identified 153 names and investigated the activity of the accounts with these names one by one. The operation is being carried out in 21 different provinces, with Ankara at its center. 127 of the 153 people have been arrested. Six of the gang leaders are abroad. 1.2 billion lira have been confiscated from those detained. 177 real estate properties and 61 luxury cars have also been seized. The seized digital materials will help to better decipher the structure of the organization.
