# @restofworld on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CSHxnWHpey9
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/78901661-restofworld-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/a9d8ea9691.jpg
- **Posted:** 2021-08-03T17:58:47.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Rest of World (@restofworld) — https://gondola.cc/restofworld

## Caption

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.⁠⁠⁠
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Click the link in our bio to read the full story. Illustration by kathywhee for restofworld.⁠⁠⁠
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#mehmetaydin #ciftlik #ciftlikbank #farmbank #uruguay #turkey #smartphone #pyramindscheme #ponzischeme

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## Tags

uruguay, smartphone, ciftlikbank, turkey, mehmetaydin, farmbank, ponzischeme, ciftlik, pyramindscheme

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