Kazakh citizens lost 133 million tenge after conversing with individuals posing as "KGB agents."

According to the press service of the department, in October 2024, local residents approached the investigative management of the Department of Internal Affairs of the Mangistau region with a request to hold unknown individuals accountable for internet fraud.

"The fraudsters posed as employees of the National Security Committee and the National Bank of Kazakhstan, gaining trust and fraudulently acquiring funds amounting to 133,354,450 tenge," the Department of Internal Affairs of Mangistau region noted.

Under the coordination of the prosecutor's office, police officers conducted operational search activities. It was discovered that the victims' funds were transferred to the accounts of more than 20 dropper accounts.

"It has been established that the majority of the droppers are students from higher educational institutions in the city of Almaty. It turned out that these droppers transferred funds to individuals aged 26 and 21. The suspects have been detained and placed in a temporary detention facility," the agency reported.

An investigation is currently underway regarding the criminal case.

Previously, a resident of the Akmolinsk region fell victim to a fraudulent scheme promising quick profits from investments and lost 6.5 million tenge. She demanded the return of this money from the dropper by filing a lawsuit in court.

It was also revealed that a pensioner from Temirtau and students from Astana and Karaganda were involved in a criminal scheme for laundering money from drug sales in a Telegram shop. More than 100 million tenge were processed through their accounts.