Many Turkish players, including BBL Esports players, have been involved in a money laundering scandal via Twitch.
In a Twitlonger published on Sunday, Acend VALORANT player Mehmet Yağız “cNed” İpek's brother Alihan “deNc” İpek denied his alleged involvement in money laundering via Twitch. He claimed he didn't make any money by doing this, and was merely mediating between those behind the scandal and his friends who wanted to be involved in the Fake lice thing. Multiple sources said he was involved with the US-based news site Upcomer.
“There is no need to blame someone for covering up what they did,” DeNc wrote. “Everyone is of a certain maturity and age. I didn't force anyone to do anything and Mehmet's channel revenues are in the middle. Anyone who proves otherwise can take it to court," he said.
First reported by Esports Talk content creator Jake Lucky, the incident reveals details about credit card fraud in the Turkish VALORANT scene.
“Riot Turkey is expected to ban several VALORANT professionals involved in the Twitch money laundering scandal,” Lucky said on Twitter.
The alleged communication between one of the alleged scammers and deNc was also documented via Discord and posted on Twitter. In the message, the scammer informed deNc that he had donated bits to a publisher.
According to sources, the fake bit plan involves Turkish broadcasters getting paid for stolen credit cards via Twitch. The cash on the credit card is transferred to the publisher via bits or donations, and then the publisher usually provides a refund to the original sender, while the publisher pockets some of the money for himself.
The scandal, which allegedly involved hundreds of content creators in Turkey, could potentially expose players and creators to legal consequences if caught.
The statement made by Alihan “deNc” İpek on the subject: https://tl.gd/n_1srs34f