Mehmet Aydın took millions of dollars from Farm Bank users and fled to Uruguay. When he was extradited back to Turkey three years later, he had $13 in his wallet. paulosterlund details the rise and fall of his smartphone-based pyramid scheme.⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠ Click the link in our bio to read the full story. Illustration by kathywhee for restofworld.⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠ #mehmetaydin #ciftlik #ciftlikbank #farmbank #uruguay #turkey #smartphone #pyramindscheme #ponzischeme