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Tengrinews.kz - The activities of an organized group of droppers engaged in the withdrawal of illegally obtained money into cryptocurrency have been stopped in the Almaty region.
As reported by the press service of the regional police department, more than 20 persons involved were identified as part of the investigation, including droppers, dropper guides, curators and managers of the scheme.
"Each participant used 5 to 7 bank accounts and received from 1 to 3 percent from each transaction. The recruitment of new droppers was carried out through Telegram channels. As a result of operational measures, the movement of funds in the amount of more than 8 million tenge was frozen, and a crypto wallet of the organizer of the scheme with a monthly turnover of over 100 million tenge was identified. Currently, requests to banks for information on financial transactions have been authorized. The issue of arresting the identified assets is being worked out," the police reported.
During the operational and investigative activities, seven people were detained, including three curators, one manager and three droppers. All of them were placed in a temporary detention facility.
The police warned Kazakhstanis about the need to be vigilant and not to agree to dubious offers to register bank accounts or participate in financial transactions from strangers. Such actions can be classified as complicity in fraudulent schemes, which entails criminal liability. If you have become a victim or witness of such activity, immediately contact the police.
A drop, or "money mule", is a person who agrees to have his bank card become a "transit" for money stolen by fraudsters. He transfers illegally obtained funds between different accounts with the ultimate goal of transferring the funds to the creator of this chain for a certain fee.
Earlier, The Ministry of Internal Affairs has addressed Kazakhstanis with important warning.
