Citizen Defrauded of 8 Thousand 180 Liras via Social Media Files Complaint

İ.Ü., who wanted to buy a product seen on a social media platform, failed to receive the product after sending 8 thousand 180 liras to the seller's account and applied to the police department claiming to have been defrauded.

İ.Ü. contacted the seller via the phone number in the advertisement for the product seen on social media and then transferred 8 thousand 180 liras to the specified bank account. Unable to reach the seller after the payment and failing to receive the product, İ.Ü. went to police units and filed a complaint on the grounds of suffering financial loss.

It was learned that upon the complaint, proceedings were initiated against F.M. for qualified fraud by means of informatics systems pursuant to Article 158 of the Turkish Penal Code, and the investigation regarding the incident is ongoing.