Scams
"Safe account" scam
In Turkish: "Güvenli hesap" dolandırıcılığı
A caller posing as your bank or the police says your money is in danger and tells you to move it to a "safe account" they control.
The caller says there is suspicious activity or an investigation and that you must act now to protect your money. They may stay on the line, read out an IBAN, or ask you to share an SMS code or install an app.
A real bank does not ask you to move your money to another account to protect it, and does not ask for codes or passwords. Money sent by transfer to a stranger is very hard to get back, which is why the first minutes matter.
What to do
- Hang up and call your bank on the number on your card or in its app, before touching any money.
- Never share SMS codes, passwords or card details, and never install an app a caller names.
- If you already sent money, call your bank at once and ask them to try to stop the transfer.