In July 2025, the prosecutor's office of the Karatobe district sent to court the case of a group of fraudsters who stole money from WhatsApp users, reports infohub.kz.
The criminals engaged in correspondence with Kazakhstani citizens and, posing as their relatives, obtained money transfers under various pretexts.
A so-called dropper actively participated in the fraudulent scheme, through whose bank account about 5 million tenge were withdrawn.
During the pre-trial investigation, their involvement in 15 episodes of online fraud was established. Among the victims are residents of West Kazakhstan, Aktobe, Almaty, Zhambyl, Kyzylorda, Turkestan regions, as well as the Zhetysu region and the city of Almaty. The court found all three fraudsters guilty. In June of this year, two of them were sentenced to imprisonment for terms ranging from 3 to 4 years and 1 month, and one to restriction of liberty for 3 years.
In addition, the court fully satisfied the civil claims of the victims.
The sentence has not yet entered into legal force.