Four people arrested in north Cyprus for fake bank transfer worth 24m TL abroad

Turkish Cypriot police said it arrested and detained four people for issuing fake bank transfer payment for an international transaction.

The four suspects named only as ASA., 23, ABA., 24, JM, 20 and TNMN, 23 were arrested in Lefke and taken to a Lefke court on Wednesday.  

Police said they were arrested on suspicion of committing fraud by using IT data and issuing fake bank payment orders through the money transfer system used by a bank for international transfers.

The fraud was committed between the period of Sept., 29 and Nov., 17.

Police said it was determined that 24 million TL was fraudulently received by the fraudsters.

A fifth suspect who was detained for two days was released on bail.