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Kazakhstan’s National Bank issues a warning
Tengrinews.kz - The National Bank has published a warning about fraudulent schemes using fake or hacked personal accounts of users in instant
03 April 2025
Minister reveals details on new eGov feature
Tengrinews.kz - A new function has appeared in eGov for checking the number of registered mobile numbers for one IIN. This was reported by the
02 April 2025
The simplest way for Kazakhstanis to protect themselves from fraud
Tengrinews.kz - Ruslan Abdikalikov, Chairman of the Committee for Information Security of the Ministry of Digital Development, Innovations,
20 March 2025
Secret offices uncovered in Almaty: 29 suspects under investigation
Tengrinews.kz - A large-scale special operation in Almaty has uncovered two offices involved in massive internet fraud, citing Polisia.kz.
11 March 2025
Mobile operator employees helped scammers deceive Kazakhstanis
Tengrinews.kz - Criminal cases have been opened against employees of mobile operators for assisting fraudsters, according to the Prosecutor
24 February 2025
Kazakhstanis lost 100 million tenge in a month to phone scammers
Tengrinews.kz - Residents of the West Kazakhstan region lost 100 million tenge in just one month after falling victim to phone scammers, according
07 February 2025
New system blocked Kazakhstani transfers worth 1.5 billion tenge
Tengrinews.kz - Suspicious banking transactions amounting to nearly 1.5 billion tenge have been blocked in Kazakhstan, according to the National
31 January 2025
What happened to woman who left her millionaire husband for an “AI Brad Pitt”
Tengrinews.kz - The story of a French woman who believed in an affair with Brad Pitt and gave 830,000 euros to scammers turned into not only
17 January 2025
Multi-million financial scam pulled off by Astana residents
Tengrinews.kz - The capital's inter-district criminal court announced the verdict against two women. The first was accused of creating and managing
16 January 2025
Travelers lost millions of tenge on popular booking service
Tengrinews.kz - Travelers were warned that using Booking.com could result in loss of funds, according to Travel Weekly.
13 January 2025
Scammers target Kazakhstani children: How to protect your kids
Tengrinews.kz - The Agency for Regulation and Development of the Financial Market has shared information about scams targeting children in Kazakhstan
09 January 2025
National Bank of Kazakhstan warns of fake messages and scams
Tengrinews.kz - The National Bank of Kazakhstan has issued a warning about fraudulent messages being sent under the guise of bank employees.
12 December 2024
Scammers have begun posing as journalists
Tengrinews.kz – Fraudsters have begun posing as editorial staff to deceive people.
22 October 2024
Users warned of new Telegram scam, targeting Android device users
Tengrinews.kz - A new type of scam has emerged on the messaging app Telegram, targeting Android device users with malicious APK files disguised
21 October 2024
Lawyer reveals criminals' new scheme near ATMs
Tengrinews.kz - A lawyer warned Kazakhstani citizens about fraudulent schemes happening near ATMs.
18 October 2024
Police uncovered fraudsters selling fake Dubai chocolate in Astana
Tengrinews.kz - Astana police have identified scammers who deceived people by advertising expensive Dubai chocolate on social media, according
17 October 2024
Fake penguins and pandas: how zoos deceive tourists
Tengrinews.kz - Chinese zoos and aquariums are increasingly at the center of scandals involving deception of visitors.
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
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