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Internet Crime In Turkey Reaches Record Level - Officials
18 July 2009
There has been a record increase in the number of Internet crimes committed in the country since 2007, a report prepared by the Security General Directorate's Anti-Smuggling and Organized Crime Unit has revealed. While the number of people who were arrested for involvement in Internet crimes was 2,992 in 2007, this figure rose to a record level of 4,363 in 2008, the report showed. In 2006, the number of people arrested for Internet crime was 2,209. Internet crime is defined as any illegal activity involving one or more components of the Internet such as Web sites, chat rooms and/or email. Internet crime involves the use of the Internet to communicate false or fraudulent representations to victims. These crimes may include, but are not limited to, advance-fee schemes, non-delivery of goods or services, computer hacking, phishing, pharming, programming worms or viruses and employment/business opportunity scams. In 2006, 468 individuals were arrested for credit card fraud and 1,398 for bank fraud on the Internet, while 243 others were arrested for involvement in other Internet crimes. The number of individuals who were involved in credit card fraud on the Internet in 2007 rose to 907, the number involved in bank fraud on the Internet increased to 1,177 and the number involved in other cyber crimes rose to 898, the report revealed. The biggest increase in Internet crimes took place in 2008 with 991 individuals being involved in credit card fraud and 2,114 others being involved in bank fraud. The number of those who were involved in corruption through the use of computer technology rose to 1,253, bringing the number of people who were arrested for involvement in Internet crimes to 4,358. In 2005, the number of those committing Internet crimes was less than 200. Easiest fraud is transfer of mobile phone credit
The report reveals important information about how Internet crimes are committed and shows that the transfer of mobile phone credit was the easiest and most widespread Internet crime being committed across Turkey. As a measure to prevent the transfer of mobile phone credits by ill-intentioned individuals, the Security General Directorate sent text messages to the mobile phones of individuals last year warning them not to transfer any credits to individuals who introduce themselves as security officials. The Security General Directorate's report showed that the biggest mobile phone credit fraud case took place in the southeastern province of Sanliurfa last year. A group of people called mobile phone users and introduced themselves as security officials, such as a police chief, and requested that the user transfer mobile phone credits to them because they were in a difficult situation. Some 85 individuals were arrested for involvement in this mobile phone credit fraud case. Internet crimes in Turkey have international links
A police operation named “Trap” conducted in 2008 in the southern province of Adana revealed that cyber criminals in Turkey are working in cooperation with international cyber-crime organizations. The operation showed that a network in the UK managed a cyber-crime organization in Adana that copied credit cards and stole money. Intelligence work revealed that the there were Greeks and Britons working for the network. Three members of the organization were arrested in Istanbul, and 1,000 copied credit cards were seized; 13 other members were arrested based on the information the three cyber criminals provided to the police. In another police operation named “Karnaval” launched against a gang involved in bank fraud in Istanbul last year, the police reached three other such gangs. Forty-five individuals were arrested in simultaneous operations against the three gangs. Cyber quake
Another cyber crime was revealed by the Security General Directorate's Anti-Smuggling and Organized Crime Unit last year at the end of an operation named “Cyber Quake.” Turkish security units uncovered credit card fraud in a chat environment where many users were in communication through Internet relay chat providers. It was revealed that a Turk with the nickname “TraVma” administered the credit card fraud gang. Some 29 individuals were arrested in Turkey as part of the operation against this gang, including its manager of operations, in the provinces of Istanbul, Sanliurfa, Mugla, Kastamonu, Sivas, Diyarbakir, Hatay, Mersin, Kocaeli, Izmir, Çorum, Yozgat and Ankara.
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