Who are the Social Media Influencers Accused of Fraud?

Adnan Oktar’s founding of a criminal organization Dilan and Engin Polat couple money laundering There is actually a precedent for this trend that continues with . While there are people who are accused and punished for deceiving people through social media, many of them also knock on the police station doors to give statements.

According to the news of Oda TV, after Dilan and Engin Polat’s money laundering, the Ministry of Labor and Social Security will take action and in this context It will examine nearly 600 social media influencers. Influencers who share about their luxury lives will be examined. If situations that do not comply with the law are noticed, this will be reported to the relevant authorities.

This is a situation that hurts many people with its stage identities, fake works or products. “so-called” phenomena Let’s see who he was and what happened to him for what crimes.

Dilan and Engin Polat couple may be sentenced to nearly 30 years in prison if their crimes are proven.

Dilan and Engin Polat, who became rich in a short period of 5 years and lived this wealth exaggeratedly on social media, were arrested on charges of money laundering. The couple, who laundered money through some companies they established, especially beauty centers, and a total of people, including Sıla Doğu, Sezgin Polat, Can Doğu and Can Polat, were arrested. 12 people were arrested.

The lawyer of the couple, who was accused of “violation of the Laws on Prevention of Laundering Proceeds of Crime, Tax Procedure Law and Regulation of Betting and Games of Chance in Football and Other Sports Competitions”, stated in a recent statement that if the Polats’ crimes are confirmed, 25-30 years imprisonment He said they could take it.

Yesterday, a new crime was added to his list. Engin and Dilan Polat and their father Sezgin Polat, whose statements were taken after the shooting of the beauty center owned by singer Banu Parlak, they are instigators Another arrest warrant was issued for him.

Bahar and Nihal Candan were detained on charges of money laundering.

Yesterday’s agenda was the sisters Bahar and Nihal Candan. Bahar Candan, known in Turkey with the “Here’s My Style” program, became a social media phenomenon with her sister after the competition. His strange movements, his luxurious life When the source of the money owned by the brothers who attracted attention with their work was wondered, it became the subject of many people’s attention.

Timur Soykan “fraud gang members” Nihal and Bahar Candan, who also came to the fore with their allegations, were detained yesterday. It is not known what the outcome of the brothers’ detention will be, but their names are now mentioned among fraudulent phenomena.

Nihal and Bahar Candan reason for detention You can review our content below to learn more.

Allegations about “There Are Such Types” continue.

Kıvanç Talu, who gained a huge following with his characterisations, and his advertising wife Beril Talu are other phenomena that have been subject to fraud allegations. The couple allegedly deceived people around them with the promise of making money from advertising projects. Profit of over 100 million TL It is said that he did.

The couple, who were investigated following the slander of the people they defrauded, were first fled to Portugal Although it is said that they went to Georgia because their children did not have passports, they issued passports for their children there and later they will flee to another country It is said.

Kıvanç Talu, who is banned from traveling abroad and is under investigation There Are Such Types His social media account is closed and there is no news from the family.

Adnan Oktar, who was sentenced to 8 thousand 658 years in prison.

Since the 1980s “mahism” Adnan Oktar, who started to infiltrate people’s lives with his belief, trapped girls in his network with the organization he established for many years. The group members deceived the girls they marked by making a perfect plan and gradually attracted them to themselves. The girls who got into the organization and had no way out were Adnan Oktar’s their “kitty” had to be.

from criminal organization managed to escape You can read the stories of some women in the relevant content:

Adnan Oktar’s criminal organization, which continued this fiction for years, was undermined in 2018. Even though many raids were made, Adnan Oktar somehow got out of the situation; sexual assault, such as sexual abuse of children, political and military espionage, recording of personal data, smuggling of historical artifacts, etc. 30 separate crimes He was detained.

Adnan Oktar was arrested by the court on July 18, 2018 and 8 thousand 658 years of imprisonment took.

Çağla Düvenci Sönmez, who allegedly deceived her followers by saying that she was a psychology graduate, continues her phenomenal life from where she left off.

On many people’s agenda in 2016 Said to be a “fake psychologist” There was Çağla Düvenci Sönmez. It was stated that Sönmez, who appeared on television programs and said that he was a psychologist and tried to advise and guide people, did not graduate from the psychology department.

Following the complaints, Bilgi University made a statement and stated that Sönmez was discharged on 27 January 2010 with diploma number 12788. Graduated from sociology department only said that. Although Sönmez shared photos of his double diploma, there were also people who said that they had never seen him in the psychology department.

Even though Sönmez says that he has documents and has even issued invoices and paid taxes. Turkish Psychologists Association He also made a statement on the issue and stated that he would take legal action against Sönmez, who did this job even though he did not have a psychologist degree.

Sönmez applied to the court to remove these news about him from search engines. It is not known how the court accepted Sönmez’s request and Some news have been removed. What’s even weirder is that Sönmez moved to london and continues his phenomenon life on Instagram with around 780 thousand followers.

Simge Barankoğlu and Yeşim Aydın were released after 56 days in prison.

In 2021, an investigation was launched against many well-known names by the Cyber ​​Crimes Branch of the Izmir Provincial Police Department. Simge Barankoğlu and Yeşim Aydın 18 suspects, including , were accused of fraud.

Phenomenons are telling the people they deceived from a game played on social media. they will win prize money But he said that they had to pay some tax for this. While 17 people from the fraudulent criminal network were arrested, 2 people were released.

Barankoglu and Aydın stated in their statements only from social media. They earn money from advertising, He said he had no idea it was a fraud and did not accept the accusations. However, both phenomena were arrested. As part of the detention evaluation, Barankoglu and Aydın were released after spending 56 days in prison.

Onur Elmas, who went to prison from YouTube

YouTube singer, TikTok phenomenon and manager Onur Elmas turned out to be the leader of a 7-person fraud gang. In 2022, timeshare owners, their real estate promise to sell to foreigners at a high price Onur Elmas, who deceived investors with the name of the company, received 32 thousand TL from the people he defrauded for the expenses of coming to Turkey from investors abroad.

Gang members took the calls of timeshare owners who regretted giving the money and also seized 350 thousand TL from their bank accounts. In total 5 million TL fraudster Gang leader Onur Elmas and his 3 men were arrested and sent to prison.

120 TikTok phenomena were detained, and 10 people, including familiar faces, were arrested.

120 TikTok phenomena, with a simultaneous operation in 37 provinces in June 2023, 1.2 billion fraudulent claims He was detained with.

The gang bought tokens from TikTok with the credit cards they seized and then refunded the tokens to certain accounts. Debited from credit card after this fraudulent transaction caused by a vulnerability in TikTok return of coins Made by TikTok.

From flats to workplaces, from company partnership shares to cars, from villas to weapons and a large amount of money Many items were also confiscated.

While 57 suspects were released on judicial control within the scope of the investigation, 10 suspects were arrested. Among the arrested names are those who stand out with their high followers. Ahmet İsmet Baştürk, Abdulsamet Kaya, Kenan Kerim Kekeç and Recep Toprak There is also.

In addition to Instagram and TikTok, Twitch influencers were also arrested for fraud.

Our latest names in fraud are Twitch phenomena, which is a live video program. In 2021, the influencers on the platform are attacked by unknown persons. regular donation The allegation that it was made came to the fore.

of these donations from stolen credit cards An operation was organized in different provinces to claim that the money was to be made and the money was distributed in certain proportions between the donors and the publishers.

Including Boran Mahmutoğlu, Figen Benli, Muhammed Işık, Dilara Esma Toprakçı, Sude Eldem. 31 Twitch phenomenon, A total of 39 people were detained, including 6 suspects under the age of 18.

1 million dollar profiteering While two suspects held responsible were arrested, 37 people were released.

Fraud and phenomena, which have gained momentum especially since 2021, are frequently on the agenda. We hope that as the number of people deceived by these people decreases, they will not be able to find a way to deceive themselves. Arrest of Dilan and Engin Polat couple, investigation of Kıvanç and Beril Talu, detention of Bahar and Nihal Candan We will continue to report the developments.