Tengrinews.kz – The Department of the Financial Monitoring Agency in Almaty has reported the arrest of foreign nationals.
According to the agency, a search conducted in a rented apartment occupied by the foreigners led to the discovery and seizure of six SIM boxes.
"These devices are used in fraudulent schemes for mass call generation, message spamming, and caller ID spoofing. Additionally, over 5,000 SIM cards from various mobile operators were confiscated," the statement reads.
A pre-trial investigation has been launched against the individuals under Article 213, Part 2 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan ("Unlawful modification of the identification code of a mobile communication device, subscriber identification device, as well as creation, use, and distribution of software for altering the identification code of subscriber devices").
The suspects have been placed in custody for a period of two months. Their involvement in internet fraud is currently under investigation.