The accounts and bank details were used by international scammers, known as "scammers," to carry out voice phishing attacks aimed at defrauding and stealing funds from citizens.
These "phone scammers," posing as employees of the State Committee for National Security (GKNB) and workers of the National Bank, called people, accusing them of connections with terrorist groups and threatening them with criminal prosecution for financing terrorism.
In addition, the criminal group sent victims letters with false accusations of financial support for terrorists, using forged forms and signatures on behalf of the GKNB.
As a result of operational activities by the GKNB of Kyrgyzstan, the following individuals were detained as part of a criminal case:
— "A.B.N.", born on 19.02.2008, (held in custody in IK-14 in the village of Voznesenovka, Panfilov district for two months);
— "A.E.K.", born on 09.07.2006, (placed in SIZO-1 in Bishkek for two months);
— "R.Sh.K.", born on 22.05.1999, (previously convicted under Article 204 of the Criminal Code of the Kyrgyz Republic for "fraud"), (held in GKNB SIZO for two months);
— "Zh.K.R.", born on 12.11.2001, (has convictions under Articles 201 "robbery," 209 "fraud," 200 "theft" of the Criminal Code), (placed in GKNB SIZO for two months);
— "T.B.Sh.", born on 12.02.2009, (released under parental obligations);
— "A.u.S.", born on 30.04.2004, (previously convicted under Article 130 "murder" and charged under Article 204 "fraud" of the Criminal Code), (placed in GKNB SIZO for two months);
— "A.A.A.", born on 24.09.2008, (released under parental obligations);
— "K.I.", born on 18.07.2009, (released under parental obligations);
— "Dzh.S.A.", born on 01.06.1996, (held in SIZO-1 in Bishkek for two months).
Currently, GKNB employees continue investigative actions to identify other accomplices of the scammers in the territory of Kyrgyzstan, with the aim of bringing them to criminal responsibility.
The GKNB strongly warns citizens against transferring or selling messenger accounts and bank cards to third parties located outside the country, as such actions may be classified as complicity in fraud and entail criminal liability.
