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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

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

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

'Phishing' scams explode worldwide: researchers Those insidious email scams known as phishing, in which a hacker uses a disguised address to get an Internet user to install malware, rose 87 percent worldwide in the past year.

23 June 2013

Australian casino hit by 'Ocean's Eleven' scam Australia's largest casino has alerted police to a betting scam in which a high-roller reportedly netted Aus$32 million (US$33 million) in an "Ocean's Eleven" style heist.

15 March 2013

Police bust Australia's biggest credit card scam Australian police said Thursday they had uncovered the country's biggest ever credit card data theft and smashed a Romanian syndicate allegedly behind the scam.

30 November 2012