Fraudsters who defrauded Kazakh citizens will stand trial in Zaporizhzhia

In Zaporizhzhia, a pretrial investigation has been completed into an organized group whose members posed as employees of Kazakhstani banks’ security services and tricked citizens into revealing their bank card details, after which they embezzled the victims’ funds.

According to the investigation, from November 2023 to April 2024, the suspects operated a fraudulent call center. The organizer coordinated the group’s activities, his accomplice oversaw the call center’s operations, and two so-called “closers” communicated with the victims and persuaded them to disclose confidential banking information.

As part of their cooperation with Kazakhstani law enforcement agencies, police documented seven instances of fraud. The total amount of damages exceeded 8.8 million tenge, which is more than 705,000 hryvnias.

During ten searches, law enforcement officers seized 17 pieces of computer equipment, over 40 cell phones, and draft records.

An indictment against three members of the organized group has already been submitted to the court. They are charged with fraud committed by an organized group on an especially large scale. The penalty under this article provides for up to 12 years of imprisonment with confiscation of property. The case materials regarding another suspect have been separated into a separate criminal proceeding.

Source: National Police of Ukraine.

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