In the East Kazakhstan region, a court has ordered a bank account holder to return two million tenge to a man who transferred the money under the influence of fraudsters. The incident occurred in the Altai district, where the victim fell prey to phone scammers, as reported by infohub.kz.
According to case materials, on October 1, 2025, unknown individuals posing as clinic staff and National Bank security service convinced the man to transfer a large sum to another account. They claimed they were trying to prevent fraud, and the victim, trusting them, made the transfer.
The account holder who received the funds did not admit the claim. He argued that he had not opened the account, had not received the money, and had himself been deceived during photo verification on the cryptocurrency exchange OKX. However, the court, after examining the bank statement, established that two million tenge had indeed been credited to this account. The receipts presented by the plaintiff confirmed that he had deposited the funds via a terminal.
The defendant failed to provide evidence that the account was opened without his involvement or that his personal data was used illegally. Consequently, the court ordered him to pay two million tenge to the victim. The man attempted to appeal the decision, but the appellate instance upheld it. The court ruling has entered into legal force.