He was scammed out of $4.7 million with a fake carpet!
He was scammed out of $4.7 million with a fake carpet!
Japanese tourist Takashi Ichimori bought two Hereke carpets, which he was told were authentic, from a carpet shop in Istanbul's Sultanahmet district. He paid 4,750,000 Japanese Yen for the two carpets. After researching the carpets, the Japanese tourist learned that they were not Hereke carpets and filed a complaint with the prosecutor's office.
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Takashi Ichimori, a Japanese tourist who visited a carpet store in Istanbul's Sultanahmet district to shop, filed a complaint after realizing he had been defrauded by the store's management. The Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office prepared an indictment regarding the incident. Bayram Karaselek, the manager of the carpet gallery, and Kenan Yıldız were named as suspects in the indictment.
HE PAID 4 MILLION 750 THOUSAND JAPANESE YEN FOR TWO HEREKE CARPETS.
According to the statement of the complainant, Japanese tourist Takashi Ichimori, which is reflected in the indictment, he stated that when he went to the carpet gallery in Sultanahmet to shop, he bought two carpets of different sizes that were presented to him as original Hereke carpets. He also stated that he paid a total of 4,750,000 Japanese Yen for the two Hereke carpets.
The next day, the Japanese tourist visited the carpet gallery again and told the gallery staff that he wanted to return one of the carpets, but the staff had reduced the price of the carpet he wanted to return to 750,000 Japanese Yen.
HE LEARNED THAT IT WAS NOT AN ORIGINAL HEREKE CARPET.
He even stated that he bought another Hereke carpet, which was said to be original, for 4 million Japanese Yen. The Japanese tourist declared that after researching the authenticity of the carpets he had bought, he learned with the help of an expert that the carpet he had purchased for 4 million Japanese Yen was not an original Hereke carpet.
JAPANESE TOURIST SENT A WARNING LETTER.
The Japanese tourist stated that as soon as he learned that the rug he thought he had bought as a silk Hereke rug was not authentic, and less than 30 days after the purchase, he contacted the sales representative of the rug store and subsequently sent a warning letter to the suspect, Bayram Karaselek.
THE EXPERT GAVE A PRICE.
According to the expert report obtained during the lawsuit filed in the Istanbul 6th Consumer Court, the maximum value of the larger carpet was 10,000 Turkish Lira, and the maximum value of the smaller carpet was 2,500 Turkish Lira. Furthermore, it was stated that the large carpet, sold to the Japanese tourist as an original Hereke carpet, was actually a silk-wool blend Iranian carpet.
THOSE WHO SOLD THE CARPETS DENIED THE ACCUSATION.
In their statements, the suspects said, "We provided the complainant with the necessary information about the nature of the carpets. We do not accept the accusations against us." The Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office requested that the suspects be punished for "aggravated fraud."
Original Source: https://www.anadolupress.com/sahte-haliyla-47-milyon-dolandirildi
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