Istanbul police detain eight for robbing investors of 12m liras of Bitcoin
Istanbul police on March 26 detained eight suspects for a Bitcoin scam that robbed investors of 12 million liras' worth of the cryptocurrency.
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Istanbul police on March 26 detained eight suspects for a Bitcoin scam that robbed investors of 12 million liras, in three simultaneous operations.
Istanbul police's cybercrime teams detected that an online group had been draining investors' accounts through an investment portal where they promised users high returns.
Simultaneous operations in three different provinces on March 26 led to the detention of eight out of nine suspects who were accused of stealing 12 million liras' worth of Bitcoin.
Police said that they were still working to detain the remaining one suspect.