Police in Kazakhstan, Ukraine and the Czech Republic have dismantled two transnational cyber-fraud groups, reports infohub.kz.
Shyngys Aleshekeshev, head of the department and official representative of Kazakhstan's Ministry of Internal Affairs, said that as part of countering cybercrime, ministry officers identified foreign nationals involved in online fraud. During an official mission, in cooperation with Ukraine's National Police and the Czech police, the activities of two transnational cyber-fraud groups were suppressed.
In the city of Zaporizhzhia, two fraudulent call centers were liquidated. The criminals, posing as bank employees and law enforcement officers, called Kazakh citizens and tricked them into revealing their account details. Nine people were detained. During a search, 17 computers, 62 mobile devices and 35 grams of the drug methadone were seized.
In the city of Odesa, three fraudulent call centers were liquidated. They engaged in online fraud under the pretext of investments in large fake investment companies. Twenty-three people were detained there, nine suspects were placed in a temporary detention facility. Eight cars, 58 laptops, 52 smartphones, over 100 SIM cards, and digital assets worth over $200,000 were seized.
"Currently, the investigation and operational search activities are continuing," Shyngys Aleshekeshev noted.