A 45-year-old man in the Akmola Region has fallen victim to a major online fraud after selling his own apartment and taking out two loans to transfer money to strangers, the website infohub.kz reports.
According to the regional police department's press service, the complainant said unknown individuals posing as employees of the Ministry of Justice had contacted him over nine days. During the phone calls, the fraudsters convinced the man that he needed to open a so-called "insurance account" and transfer his personal savings into it.
Believing the story, the Akmola resident sold his apartment and also took out two loans. He transferred the proceeds to bank accounts belonging to droppers. At the same time, he was convinced that the apartment sale was a sham and that he would not lose the property.
In total, the material damage amounted to more than 7 million 480 thousand tenge. An investigation is underway. Police are working to identify those involved in the crime.