2 Blue Tick Scams Arrested in Antalya

Beginning on Twitter and stating that an account is genuine and real, owned by a famous person, institution or authority, ‘blue tick‘ is on almost every platform nowadays. Of course, when this is the case, malicious people also take advantage of this feature in some way.

A new example has emerged in the blue tick scam, which we have heard many times before. Antalya Police Department, two people who scammed with the promise of a blue tick caught.

More than 280 thousand TL fraud:

According to the shared information, O.O. and S.K. persons named 11 thousand 700 TL in two separate incidents only in Antalya, and in 17 different separate incidents in other provinces. fraud worth 288 thousand 600 TL in total performed.

The arrest of the two names took place as a result of the reports that their promises were not fulfilled. Police teams caught two people at their address in Demre district. Their digital materials were also confiscated.

The amount is charged for every 10,000 followers:

It was shared that two names told citizens that they would increase the number of followers on Instagram and get blue ticks on WhatsApp. On Promised Accounts amount per 10k followers expressed.