Kazakhstan's Prosecutor General's Office has warned citizens about a widespread fraud scheme in which criminals pose as National Bank employees and, under the pretext of protecting people from scammers, seize their money, the website infohub.kz reports.
According to the supervisory agency, 39 such cases have been registered across the country in the past month and a half alone.
In particular, on September 17, 2026, the Police Department of the Ulytau region launched a pre-trial investigation into the theft of funds from a resident of the city of Zhezkazgan.
"The criminals introduced themselves as National Bank employees and told the man that fraudsters had allegedly taken possession of his personal data and were trying to steal the money in his accounts," the Prosecutor General's Office said.
Believing the criminals, the man, acting on their instructions, withdrew all the money from his deposits and, in order to supposedly "secure" it, transferred it to third parties. The damage amounted to 9 million tenge.
A pre-trial investigation into the case is ongoing.
The Prosecutor General's Office urges citizens to remain vigilant.
"Employees of the National Bank and other government agencies do not ask people by phone to take out loans, sell property or transfer money to third parties under the pretext of protecting it from scammers. Do not disclose SMS codes, passwords, bank card details or other information that could give access to your money to strangers," the agency warned.