Bettina Christel Setareh, a businesswoman living in Germany, was defrauded of 70 million liras by the father and son, who she thought could invest by purchasing luxury vehicles in Turkey and Dubai.
Scammed by Promising Contribution to Investments
Setareh met Ferdi Ş. in Düsseldorf. and his father Orhan Ş. He was received by the company with the promise that he could earn a high profit share if he contributed to his investments. The suspects defrauded Setareh by claiming to buy luxury vehicles from Germany and sell them in Türkiye and Dubai.
Setareh sent a total of 2 million Euros to the suspects’ accounts in 2022 and 2023. However, Setareh, who could not collect his money over time, came to Turkey and realized that he had been defrauded.
Setareh applied to the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office to file a complaint. An investigation has been launched into investigation of fraud.
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