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Targets of scammers in Turkey

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Incident 16381 Report
Suspects Alleged to Have Used Purportedly AI-Generated Videos to Defraud 33 People of Approximately 15 Million Lira in Turkey

2026-01-30

Turkish authorities reportedly arrested nine suspects accused of using purportedly AI-generated videos to defraud approximately 33 people of 15 million Turkish lira. Police conducted coordinated operations centered in Yozgat and extending to Antalya, Hatay, and Ankara. Six suspects were remanded in custody and three were released under judicial supervision. The specific AI tools used were not identified.

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Synthetic media creators

Incidents involved as Deployer
  • Incident 1638
    1 Report

    Suspects Alleged to Have Used Purportedly AI-Generated Videos to Defraud 33 People of Approximately 15 Million Lira in Turkey

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Scammers in Turkey

Incidents involved as Deployer
  • Incident 1638
    1 Report

    Suspects Alleged to Have Used Purportedly AI-Generated Videos to Defraud 33 People of Approximately 15 Million Lira in Turkey

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Scammers

Incidents involved as Deployer
  • Incident 1638
    1 Report

    Suspects Alleged to Have Used Purportedly AI-Generated Videos to Defraud 33 People of Approximately 15 Million Lira in Turkey

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Synthetic video generation technology developers

Incidents involved as Developer
  • Incident 1638
    1 Report

    Suspects Alleged to Have Used Purportedly AI-Generated Videos to Defraud 33 People of Approximately 15 Million Lira in Turkey

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Synthetic media generation technology developers

Incidents involved as Developer
  • Incident 1638
    1 Report

    Suspects Alleged to Have Used Purportedly AI-Generated Videos to Defraud 33 People of Approximately 15 Million Lira in Turkey

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Targets of scams

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 1638
    1 Report

    Suspects Alleged to Have Used Purportedly AI-Generated Videos to Defraud 33 People of Approximately 15 Million Lira in Turkey

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General public of Turkey

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 1638
    1 Report

    Suspects Alleged to Have Used Purportedly AI-Generated Videos to Defraud 33 People of Approximately 15 Million Lira in Turkey

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General public

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 1638
    1 Report

    Suspects Alleged to Have Used Purportedly AI-Generated Videos to Defraud 33 People of Approximately 15 Million Lira in Turkey

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Financial scam victims

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 1638
    1 Report

    Suspects Alleged to Have Used Purportedly AI-Generated Videos to Defraud 33 People of Approximately 15 Million Lira in Turkey

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Epistemic integrity

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 1638
    1 Report

    Suspects Alleged to Have Used Purportedly AI-Generated Videos to Defraud 33 People of Approximately 15 Million Lira in Turkey

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Synthetic video generation technology

Incidents implicated systems
  • Incident 1638
    1 Report

    Suspects Alleged to Have Used Purportedly AI-Generated Videos to Defraud 33 People of Approximately 15 Million Lira in Turkey

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Synthetic media generation technology

Incidents implicated systems
  • Incident 1638
    1 Report

    Suspects Alleged to Have Used Purportedly AI-Generated Videos to Defraud 33 People of Approximately 15 Million Lira in Turkey

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