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Astana resident used souvenir bills for purchases
Tengrinews.kz - A resident of Astana has been sentenced for multiple instances of fraud after using souvenir banknotes to pay for her purchases.
17 October 2024
Why people in Kazakhstan receive suspicious messages from 1414
Tengrinews.kz – Vice-Minister of Digital Development Askhat Orazbek explained why some Kazakhstani citizens receive suspicious messages from
16 October 2024
“One SIM card per person“: Kazakhstan proposes to introduce a numbering plan
Tengrinews.kz – The Ministry of Digital Development, Innovation, and Aerospace Industry has proposed new rules for the sale of SIM cards to
16 October 2024
New call center proposed in Kazakhstan
Tengrinews.kz - The Chairman of the Information Security Committee announced a proposal to create a call center that will compile all cases
15 October 2024
Major car fraud scheme uncovered in Kazakhstan involving vehicles from Russia
Tengrinews.kz - Details of a large-scale fraud involving vehicles illegally imported from Russia have been revealed in the Supreme Court of
27 September 2024
Kazakh woman arrested in Turkey for large-scale fraud
Tengrinews.kz - A Kazakh woman wanted for committing large-scale fraud has been arrested in Turkey, according to Polisia.kz.
26 September 2024
Mortgage scam in Astana: woman “earned“ from the trust of acquaintances
Tengrinews.kz - A woman accused of repeated fraud has been sentenced in Astana, according to the capital’s prosecutor's office.
25 September 2024
Deceived the elderly: a minor sentenced to 7 years in prison
Tengrinews.kz - Deceived pensioners gave scammers from 900,000 to 5.5 million tenge, according to the press service of the Supreme Court.
25 September 2024
Doctors, notary, and taxi driver on trial for organized crime in Almaty
Tengrinews.kz - A high-profile trial is currently underway in Almaty, involving doctors, a notary, and a taxi driver. A total of 22 individuals
20 September 2024
Large-scale fraudsters arrested in Kazakhstan
Tengrinews.kz - The Ministry of Internal Affairs has announced the arrest of individuals who were wanted internationally on charges of large-scale
19 September 2024
“Money was transferred by emojis in the chat“: Kazakhs were cheated out of millions of tenge
Tengrinews.kz - Twenty Kazakhstani residents were deceived by scammers in Pavlodar, who tricked them into sending money based on a "start" signal
19 September 2024
Shymkent man arrested for defrauding citizens of millions by posing as charity
Tengrinews.kz - A man from Shymkent has been arrested in Almaty Region for allegedly deceiving trusting citizens out of millions of tenge by
17 September 2024
How Pavel Durov's problems might affect Telegram's security
Tengrinews.kz - Pavel Durov, founder of Telegram and VK, who was detained in France, has agreed to cooperate with the country's intelligence
17 September 2024
Ministry has named a lifehack for Kazakhstanis against fraudsters
Tengrinews.kz - A life hack to help Kazakhstanis protect themselves from fraud calls has been revealed by the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
16 September 2024
Elderly man in Semey became a victim of a fraud scheme
Tengrinews.kz - A 64-year-old resident reported receiving threatening calls and contacted the police in Semey, citing the Abai region police
13 September 2024
47 foreigners and 5 Kazakhs arrested: international fraud network discovered in Almaty
Tengrinews.kz - Employees of the cybercrime unit of the Ministry of Internal Affairs have shut down four fraudulent call centers in Almaty,
12 September 2024
Kazakh inmate scams businessman out of 50 million tenge via phone call
Tengrinews.kz – A convict in Ust-Kamenogorsk has been sentenced for fraud, after managing to scam a businessman out of 50 million tenge while
06 September 2024
Foreigner detained in Kazakhstan for phone fraud
Tengrinews.kz - Shyngys Alekeshev, the spokesperson for the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Kazakhstan, reported new cases of phone fraud in
20 August 2024
Kazakh man arrested for defrauding villagers in multi-million scam
Tengrinews.kz - A previously convicted 30-year-old resident of Taiynsha district for two years posed as a large businessman and defrauded gullible
31 July 2024
Russian arrested for fraud at Kazakhstan border
Tengrinews.kz - Russian suspected of fraud was detained at the border of Kazakhstan.
31 July 2024