In Kazakhstan, the damage from fraud has increased sixfold in a year

30.4 billion tenge of the total amount was the damage caused by fraudsters to individuals, 48.8 billion tenge accounted for the damage caused to the state, 515.7 million tenge - to business.

The amount of damage caused by criminal offenses under the article "Fraud" in the first quarter of this year has already amounted to 79.6 billion tenge - immediately 6 times more than a year earlier. Immediately 30.4 billion tenge of the total amount was the damage caused by fraudsters to individuals. In comparison with the first quarter of last year, the indicator has almost tripled. Another 48.8 billion tenge accounted for the damage caused to the state, 515.7 million tenge to business, informs ranking.kz . In January-March of this year, more than 10 thousand were registered in the sector. criminal offenses - by 1.8% more than a year earlier. Almost half of all such offenses are cases of Internet fraud: 4.7 thousand criminal offenses - 4.2% more than a year ago. For the whole of 2022, the number of criminal offenses under the article "Fraud" amounted to a depressing 43.5 thousand cases, plus 5.9% for the year. Of these, cases of Internet fraud accounted for 20.6 thousand offenses. According to analysts, almost two out of every five criminal offenses under the article "Fraud" were committed in two capitals - Almaty (1949 registered cases in the first quarter - 5.4% less than a year earlier) and Astana (1903 cases, immediately plus 31.7% per year). Karaganda region (692 cases), Shymkent (640 cases) and Almaty region (517 cases) were also among the anti-leader regions. According to the information Agencies for the regulation and development of the financial market, the main risk group for financial fraud are people of retirement age. 50.7% of respondents over the age of 63 could not immediately recognize fraud, of which 6.3% partially transmitted information to criminals and never specified the data of the organization from which the criminal called. Fraudsters, as a rule, use a large number of links to deceive citizens. For calling potential victims – software (SIP telephony), which allows you to duplicate the subscriber numbers of Kazakhstani financial institutions. To cash out funds, fake persons are involved, who, due to their credulity and desire to make money quickly, succumb to the tricks of scammers. Recall that when conducting investigative measures, law enforcement agencies, first of all, go to intermediaries. It should be recalled that passwords to the services of one of the Kazakh banks have become publicly available.