A resident of Kazakhstan who worked at Tengiz took money for non-existent vacancies. One of the victims transferred 2.2 million tenge to him, reports infohub.kz.

The 31-year-old man, who previously held the position of administrator and then worked as a 'key keeper' at a rotational facility, in the summer of 2024 offered one of his acquaintances a job as an electrician for 500,000 tenge. The acquaintance transferred the money to a card but never got the job. Only 100,000 tenge was returned, leaving 400,000 unrecovered.

To another acquaintance, with whom he had worked together at Tengiz, the fraudster offered a position as a 'key keeper' with a salary of 1.8 million tenge, asking for 2.2 million tenge for the placement. The victim had to take out loans to gather the required amount. The money was handed over, but the promised position never materialized.

When it came time to return the 2.2 million, everything was used: money in installments, a robot vacuum cleaner, kitchen appliances, and dishes. Video and audio messages were preserved, in one of which A.R. tells his colleague: 'Don't be offended, I couldn't get you a job, I'll return your money.' In the end, 1.7 million tenge of the 2.2 million remained unrecovered.

In February 2026, for 500,000 tenge, he promised another man a position as a mechanical technician. The man transferred 120,000 tenge to two specified Kaspi accounts and handed over 380,000 in cash at a meeting. He was also not hired.

In total, for three vacancies, the resourceful Kazakhstani received 3.2 million tenge, of which 2.6 million was not returned to the victims. He explained his scheme by his addiction to gambling: he needed money, so he began offering people non-existent employment.

In court, the Kazakhstani admitted only two episodes. He denied receiving 2.2 million tenge from his colleague as payment for work, claiming he simply borrowed the money. However, the preserved video recording confirmed the opposite: in it, the man admitted that he could not get his colleague a job and promised to return the funds.

The 31-year-old A.R. was found guilty of fraud and sentenced to 4 years and 4 months in prison. Under an amnesty, the term was reduced to 3 years and 3 months. He also must return 2.6 million tenge to the victims.