18 Social Media Phenomenon Detention for Fraud

An operation was carried out against a fraudulent network using social media channels. Among the 18 suspects referred to the courthouse Icon Baranoğlu and Yeşim Aydın There are popular names as well.

Phenomenons who allegedly received money from people under the name of prize tax by giving money prizes through social media campaigns were detained. While 16 people were arrested, 2 people were released.

“I would never have accepted the scam if I had known about it”

İzmir Provincial Police Department Anti-Cybercrime Branch carried out an operation against phenomena that receive money from social media users and define them as taxes, by offering them the possibility of winning prizes. The network, which was investigated upon the notification, he was giving this award with a game. They earned much more than the money they gave from these ‘taxes’. Eighteen phenomena, including well-known names such as Simge Baranoğlu, were detained. While 2 people were released from the phenomena, 16 phenomena were arrested.

One of the arrested names and in 2018 “Are you scared of spider” Icon Baranoğlu, who is famous for lines such as: “I am a social media phenomenon. I earn my living by advertising. This action, which is the subject of the investigation, was like other advertisements. I do not know the parties and the complainants. I do not accept the accusations.”

Likewise, the expression of the arrested phenomenon Yeşim Aydın was as follows: “I make a living by advertising on social media. These people contacted me and said that they wanted to advertise. I accepted because this is my job. I would never have accepted if I knew that such a fraud crime was committed. I learned at the police that the names and surnames given to me were fake. I didn’t work. I did not contact any of the customers, I did not ask for money. I just got the advertising fee. I am very sad”