According to law enforcement, on February 5, 2026, a man named K.A., born in 1981, reported to the Internal Affairs Department of the Issyk-Ata district. He stated that on the same day at 13:21, he received a call via WhatsApp and was asked to dictate a four-digit code. As a result of this manipulation, 1 million 999 thousand 6 soms was withdrawn from his electronic wallet at one of the banks.
Based on this incident, a criminal case was opened under the signs of a crime stipulated by Article 209 (fraud) of the Criminal Code of the Kyrgyz Republic.
During operational activities, police officers identified a citizen named T.E., born in 1984, who was purchasing bank cards from people through Telegram, claiming that he needed them for working with cryptocurrency exchanges.
It was revealed that the stolen funds were transferred to a bank card that had previously been purchased by the detainee from third parties. This card belonged to another person and was used for cashing out and transferring money for the purpose of committing illegal actions.
According to Article 96 of the Criminal Procedure Code of the Kyrgyz Republic, citizen T.E. was detained and placed in a temporary detention facility.
Currently, investigative authorities continue to establish all the circumstances of the crime and are checking the possible involvement of other individuals in this scheme. The investigation is ongoing.
