How to report a crypto scam in Turkey
File a criminal complaint with the police cybercrime unit and alert MASAK fast — it can move to freeze suspicious accounts. Contact your bank straight away.
Report to these authorities
- •Police Cyber Crime Bureau (Siber Suçlarla Mücadele) — file a criminal complaint (suç duyurusu) at the prosecutor's office or a police station.
- •MASAK (Financial Crimes Investigation Board) — alert immediately; it can act to freeze suspicious accounts.
- •İhbarweb (BTK) or CİMER — report scam websites and complaints.
- •Your bank — call immediately to flag the payment.
Do this in every case
- •Stop all contact and send no more money — including "fees" or "taxes" to withdraw.
- •Secure your accounts (passwords + 2FA) and move any remaining crypto.
- •Preserve evidence: screenshots, wallet addresses, transaction hashes.
- •Report the scam wallet address on Chainabuse.
⚠️ Beware "recovery" services. Anyone who contacts you promising to get your money back for an upfront fee is almost always a second scam. See the red flags →
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