On December 22, 2025, a woman living in the capital contacted law enforcement, stating that she had fallen victim to fraudsters. According to her, the criminals reached out via WhatsApp, posing as employees of the State Committee for National Security and bank workers. Under psychological pressure, claiming that she was allegedly conducting illegal financial operations, the woman decided to sell her apartment and transferred 22 million 120 thousand soms to the fraudsters.
Employees of the Department for Combating Organized Crime of the Main Department of Internal Affairs of Bishkek were able to detain the suspects: A.Z. (born in 2007), B.S. (born in 1998), and N.M. (born in 2002). All of them have been placed in a temporary detention facility.
An investigation is currently underway.
