The Department of Police in the Akmolinsk region reported that local scammers spent four days grooming a resident to lure him into a financial trap, promising wealth through investments. In the end, the man handed over 4 million tenge.
The victim trusted the criminals so much that he took out two loans in his name and gave them all the money. This is not the first case in the Akmolinsk region. Earlier, a woman was convinced of the possibility of earning good dividends from stock market investments, leading her to give scammers more than 400,000 tenge.
Police have repeatedly urged citizens to remain vigilant, not to trust strangers, avoid participating in dubious financial operations, refrain from transferring money to third parties, and not to take out loans on their behalf.