Article 158- (1) The crime of fraud;
a) By exploiting religious beliefs and feelings,
b) By taking advantage of the dangerous situation or difficult conditions the person is in,
c) By taking advantage of the weakness of the person’s perception ability,
d) By using public institutions and organizations, public professional organizations, political parties, foundations or associations as tools,
e) To the detriment of public institutions and organizations,
f) By using information systems, banks or credit institutions as tools,
g) By taking advantage of the convenience provided by the press and broadcasting tools,
h) During the commercial activities of persons who are traders or company directors or acting on behalf of the company; within the scope of the cooperative’s activities,
i) By self-employed persons, through abuse of confidence in them due to their profession,
j) In order to ensure the opening of a loan that should not be allocated by the bank or other credit institutions,
k) In order to receive the insurance cost,
l) (Annex: 24/11/2016-6763/14 art.) By introducing himself as a public official or employee of banks, insurance or credit institutions or by saying that he is related to these institutions and organizations,
If committed, it is punished with imprisonment from three years to ten years and a judicial fine up to five thousand days. (Additional sentence: 29/6/2005 – 5377/19 art.; Amended: 3/4/2013-6456/40 art.) However, (e), (f), (j), (k) and (l) ) the lower limit of imprisonment cannot be less than four years, and the amount of judicial fine cannot be less than twice the benefit obtained from the crime. (2)
(2) A person who gains benefit from someone else by deceiving him with the promise that he has a relationship with public officials and is respected by them, and promising that he will do a certain job, is punished according to the provisions of the above paragraph.
(3) (Additional paragraph: 24/11/2016-6763/14 art.) In case the offenses specified in this article and in article 157 are committed by three or more people together, the penalty to be imposed is half rate; If it is committed within the framework of the activity of an organization established to commit a crime, the penalty to be imposed is increased by one fold.
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