In the last 5 years in Türkiye, fraud has increased by 5 times the use of technological vehicles. With these data, Türkiye has become the countries where fraud incidents were most experienced. According to the European Fraud Office Data, Türkiye ranks first in fraud attempts with the use of technology. According to the data of the Ministry of Justice, the types of lawsuits in the courts have been examined in fraud cases in recent years. Well, why so many frauds increased, experts evaluated.
Digital Awareness Low
Marmara University Faculty Member and Forensic Information Specialist. Dr. Ali Murat Kırık, especially bank fraud, fake e-commerce sites, social engineering methods and fishing attacks, by targeting individuals and institutions caused great economic losses, he said. Fracture, “Türkiye is at the summit in this field, digital security awareness does not develop sufficiently and the sanctions against cyber crimes unfortunately can be associated with inadequate. Cyber scammers, while developing technology quickly and developing new methods, Users and institutions are usually caught unprepared against these threats, “he said.
Fake Call Centers
Another reason for the increase of scammers in Turkey with the spread of digital financial services in Türkiye with the lack of closure of the vulnerabilities, “Although banks and payment systems increase security measures, scammers, scammers to fool individuals to social engineering techniquesDir. In particular, the crime groups that seize personal information through fake call centers, capture the accounts of users, create great grievances, “he said.
Legal regulation needs
“Government institutions, social media platforms and technology companies should develop systems that can detect and prevent fraud attempts by cooperating with cooperation,” said KIRIK, “In order to prevent such frauds, digital literacy and cyber security awareness should be increased. A new law in this field is issuedmust be required “ he ended his explanations as follows:
“Simple but effective measures should be taken before thinking about users twice before sharing their personal information, approaching searches and messages from unknown numbers, and avoiding unreliable connections.”
Do not fall into the trap
Consumer Confederation President Aydin Agaoglu, every day in the virtual environment of the network of cyber fraudsters, he said. Ağaoğlu explained that the scammers constantly put people in their network using new methods, listed the following warnings: “Despite the Law on the Protection of Personal Data, our data is in their hands. Sometimes they access our accounts via an application or link, empty our accounts, upload spyware. Prosecutors should work effectively and the Assembly should make preventive decisions. Unfortunately, these scammers are very talented and constantly defrauding people with new methods. Cyber police should not have an eye on them. It is also important to inform the citizens. “
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