Antalyaconnected to Kas district of Kalkan The companies that rented ultra-luxury villas in their neighborhood have been targeted by fraudsters who have copied their internet pages one-on-one and made fictitious sales and leases in recent months. 125 companies that rented 4 thousand villas with duplex, triplex open-closed pools in the touristic town are having a hard time because fraudsters copy their web pages. The fraudsters who choose the villas that are rented between 5 thousand and 30 thousand lira per week according to their luxury status, who make copies of the web pages of the companies, reach and coronavirus traps those who want an isolated vacation because of it. The fraudsters who make a discount of half the price of the weekly prices given by real companies and 10 percent in cash payments disappear after the money is transferred to their accounts.
‘PAY TO THE OWNER, NOT THE PERSON’
For 5 years in Kalkan Neighborhood villa Mehmet Agah Canki, who is engaged in tourism and has 615 villas in his portfolio, said that around 4 thousand villas are rented weekly in the region. Stating that 125 companies are doing this job in Kalkan, Canki warned the vacationers who want to rent a villa in the region, “Pay not to the person, but to the company account”. Canki said, “All of those defrauded are people who have made payments to their personal accounts. Rent should be made from agency companies that are members of TÜRSAB.”
‘MORE THAN 2 THOUSAND PEOPLE ARE VICTIMS’
Emphasizing that attention should be paid to the addresses of the links to the agency inquiries on the web pages where the villa is rented, Canki said, “There were 20 people who came to the office from the scammed. Considering that this many people reached every company that rented a villa, more than 2 thousand people are victims. This is approximately 100 million lira. “Fraudulent guests are holding back to seek remedies. They are ashamed, they want this situation to be kept secret,” he said.
Canki said that during the coronavirus process, the interest in the villa holiday for the purpose of isolated vacation increased, “This situation caused the villas to fill up quickly. Those who could not find a villa fell into the trap of fraudsters. It is not possible for a villa, which an agency called full, to be empty elsewhere. The maximum discount will be 1000 lira, 1500 lira. 5- If there is a discount of 6 thousand liras, this situation should be considered suspicious. “
‘IT IS VERY ATTRACTIVE BECAUSE THE PRICE IS CHEAP’
5 years both from Turkey, dozens of people villa renter and the hands of the world’s different countries with 800 ultra-luxury villa portfolio in tourism Ahmet hard on combating fraudsters stating that it is difficult to “These have solved colleagues officially,” he said. Serter said he was shocked when he saw the villa his company rented, on the copy site opened by fraudsters. Serter also recorded the moments of conversation with the person who rented an imaginary villa on his cell phone camera and said, “They market our villa for 8 thousand liras, which is 11 thousand 950 liras. Citizens should pay attention to this. The price is very attractive because it is cheap, it can be bleeding immediately. He says you will get 10% more discount. You think you are profitable, you close for cheap. Many guests came here, they all stayed on the way, “he said.
“We do not want any of our guests to be victims here, because they tarnish the name of our region,” said Serter, saying, “When this happens, the credibility of this business is lost” and said that more than 300 fraud incidents that he personally witnessed took place in the July-August period. Serter said:
“This is sad. People work for a year, save money and go on vacation. When faced with such a situation, we are also upset. There is nothing we can do. Question the rented company well. Question the TÜRSAB certificate, the municipal license, the tax plate very well. They wanted to take a vacation for 5-10 days, but they brought it by their nose. Do not be fooled by sites that are seen as cheap, question. There was an excessive explosion in the villa sector. Like disinfectant and shampoo, this sector was fake. “
TALK WITH THE SCAMMER
The conversation between the villa owner Ahmet Serter and the officer of the fraud site is as follows:
(AS) – Is this building close to the center? 4 rooms
– There is Villa Leylak in Kalkan, Antalya. Type lilac
(AS) – Lilac, let me see
– It is from our conservative villas
(AS) – It looks beautiful, how much does this villa cost, ma’am?
– 1100 TL per night. 4 rooms 8 beds. 2 bathrooms with upper bathroom ensuite, 1 bathroom shared
(AS) – 1100 TL this villa, but as there are buildings around it, lady
– Our house is at the top, there are buildings below. The sunbathing pool is already covered
(AS) – Well, ma’am, see there are buildings on the left! They took the picture as it was
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(AS) – Lady, when you look at it logically, see what I see, so see what I am looking at. I saw another building, I forgot its name, it was ‘beautiful’, it was something like that. There is a villa called Güzmanya
I’m looking right now
(AS) – Look, for example, there is an empty indoor pool around it.
– 1250 TL for a night, 6 beds, 4 rooms and a beach bath with en-suite bathroom
(AS) – So how much money at 7 nights?
– It has both an indoor pool and an outside pool, we have discounted prices due to the pandemic. But after 1.5 weeks, prices will go up again. We offer 10 percent discount on cash payment
(AS) – Is this building your own? Is the price of this building cheaper than that?
– We are also a construction company, our sites are our own
(AS) – But I will say something, ma’am, this is me building. How will this work
– Which building?
(AS) – This building is mine, I own it. Normally the name of this villa is Suare. The price is 11.950 TL.
– No, 90 percent of them are ours anyway
(AS) – Ma’am, I am the owner of this building, shall I show you the title deed! This building is located in Villa Suare, Üzümlü
– Yes, do you work with our site?
(AS) – No. You know what you say about me now?
– I couldn’t understand
(AS) – Now I have the Kaş public prosecutor with me. We recorded it with him now
– Let me transfer it to our official so you can talk to him more easily
(AS) – Transfer
– I bind the official
(AS) – Transfer, transfer, connect
– Hello, I asked. We bought the houses from someone called Yavuz Atay.
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