On March 8, a man born in 1987 approached the Internal Affairs Department of the Jayil district, stating that on March 7, he was contacted by unknown individuals via WhatsApp who, gaining his trust, offered to sell him more than 25 thousand kilograms of corn. The criminals convinced him to transfer money first.
As a result, the victim transferred 450,000 soms to the bank card of a citizen named A.A., as well as 162,500 soms to the account of another person. Thus, the total amount of damage amounted to 612,000 soms. However, he never received the goods for which the money was sent.
In connection with this fact, a criminal case was initiated in accordance with Article 209-1 of the Criminal Code of the Kyrgyz Republic, concerning the intentional transfer or sale of electronic payment means, virtual assets, and SIM cards to third parties.
The police were able to identify the owner of the bank card to which the money was transferred. The suspect, born in 1988, was detained in accordance with Article 96 of the Criminal Procedure Code of the Kyrgyz Republic and placed in a temporary detention facility. The court chose a two-month detention period for him.
Investigative actions revealed that the detainee had transferred information about his bank cards to third parties, which is also a criminal offense.
Currently, law enforcement agencies continue the investigation and are identifying other participants in the criminal scheme. The Main Internal Affairs Directorate of the Chuy region reminded that the transfer of SIM cards and bank cards to third parties is a criminal offense.
