News about scam
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 13:58
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 20:43
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 20:45
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 21:40
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 16:33
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 17:29
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 08:49
Scammers have begun posing as journalists
Tengrinews.kz – Fraudsters have begun posing as editorial staff to deceive people.
22 October 2024 17:45
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 08:54
Lawyer reveals criminals' new scheme near ATMs
Tengrinews.kz - A lawyer warned Kazakhstani citizens about fraudulent schemes happening near ATMs.
18 October 2024 22:58
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 22:48
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 18:21
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 18:34
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 15:41
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 23:18
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 00:42
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 10:36
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 13:04
'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 13:11
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 18:37
