Police officers from the Zhambyl region detained a 22-year-old man in Almaty suspected of aiding an international network of online fraudsters. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing Kursiv Media.
Details of the special operation were reported by the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The suspect worked as a "courier" — he transported smartphones and bank cards, and also cashed out stolen money through ATMs. Since April 2026, the individual regularly traveled outside Kazakhstan, where he personally handed over bank cards of Kazakh citizens to the organizers of fraudulent schemes.
During his arrest, 5 mobile phones and 13 cards from various second-tier banks were found. It was established that the cardholders (droppers) voluntarily gave them to the suspect for rent in exchange for monetary compensation.
A pre-trial investigation has been initiated against the detainee under the criminal article "Fraud in the field of information technology" (Article 190 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan).
The Ministry of Internal Affairs warned citizens: transferring their cards, accounts, and details to third parties for "easy money" makes them accomplices to the crime and also entails criminal liability.