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Akmolinsk Police Investigate Loan Fraud Case Involving 5M Tenge

Beware of online scams! A man in Akmolinsk fell victim to a loan fraud scheme, losing over 5 million tenge. Police are investigating and urge caution.

As we can see in the image there are buildings, traffic signals, windows, few people here and...
As we can see in the image there are buildings, traffic signals, windows, few people here and there, cars and sky.

Akmolinsk Police Investigate Loan Fraud Case Involving 5M Tenge

Akmolinsk Police Department is currently investigating a fraud case involving a man who asked two acquaintances to take out loans totaling over 5,000,000 tenge for him. The man transferred all the money to 10 third-party accounts as part of the scam.

The National Bank of Kazakhstan has recently warned citizens about new fraud methods, with about 20 regional residents falling victim to online scams in the past week, resulting in losses totaling over 60 million tenge. The man in question was lured into taking a 1,625,000 tenge loan by online financial consultants posing as legitimate traders. He obtained most of the sum through loans from acquaintances. Cyberpolice are now identifying the drop-offs and masterminds behind the scheme.

The Akmolinsk Police Department is actively investigating the case, and citizens are urged to be cautious of online scams and new fraud methods. Anyone with information related to this case is encouraged to contact the authorities.

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