Istanbul police made calls to European countries from a business center in Maslak. artificial intelligence supported fraud network He performed an operation. The suspects introduced themselves as police officers, prosecutors, soldiers and bank officials through the call center. The investigation started with the international legal assistance file sent by the Czech judicial authorities to Türkiye. Money traffic in the network, which specifically targeted Czech citizens, ran through bank accounts and crypto asset platforms.
Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office and Istanbul Police Department pressed the operation button on the Maslak-based file after technical and physical follow-up. Teams are in Istanbul Simultaneous operation to 3 different addresses He did so and seized a large amount of digital materials used in the crime. Minister of Justice Akın Gürlek announced that the suspects reached the victims under the identity of public officials. Minister Gürlek at the call center 80 foreign nationals He also stated that there was.
According to the information in the file, the suspects called people living in Europe and used artificial intelligence-supported software to create a sense of trust. The identity of police, prosecutor, soldier or bank officer came to the fore in the searches. This method took the classic phone scam into a faster and more believable scenario. According to the information provided by Anadolu Agency, the teams are within the scope of the operation. Detained 51 suspects.
The Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office determined that the money obtained from the crime was transferred to different bank accounts and crypto asset platforms. Thus, the suspects put the money they received from the victims into a money traffic that quickly changed hands. The investigation file included information that many Czech citizens were systematically targeted. The documents sent by the Czech authorities played a role in revealing the line extending to the call center in Istanbul.
The suspects gained trust with their identity as public officials
The call center, established in a business center in Maslak, became the center of calls to Europe, according to the information in the file. The suspects used different identities to make the person on the other end of the phone believe that they were carrying out an official transaction. Police, prosecutors, soldiers and bank officials came forward to put pressure on the victims. In addition, artificial intelligence-supported software has made speech scenarios more orderly and believable.
The digital materials seized during the operation will be examined in terms of money traffic and connections in the next phase of the investigation. The Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office follows the traces of transfers through bank accounts and crypto asset platforms. This examination is important in terms of clarifying the number of victims and the total illicit gain obtained from the crime. The file in Istanbul gained an international dimension with the legal cooperation process with the Czech authorities.
The incident stood out as a local but widely influential cybercrime case that showed how artificial intelligence has become a tool in phone fraud methods. When people claiming to be public officials request money transfer, crypto asset transaction or bank information, it is necessary to end the conversation. Official institutions do not ask citizens to transfer money over the phone. For this reason, identity verification and confirmation through official channels are of great importance, especially for similar calls coming from European lines.