In Astana, a woman was sentenced to six years in prison for fraud under the guise of training on working with marketplaces. Five victims lost a total of 15.6 million tenge. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing Kursiv Media.
According to the city prosecutor's office, the resident of the capital offered training on running a business on online trading platforms through social networks. During the classes, she gained the trust of clients and persuaded them to invest money in purchasing goods for subsequent sale, promising to return the investments with profit.
The woman disposed of the received funds at her own discretion. The court found her guilty of fraud and, taking into account her previous conviction, sentenced her to six years in prison. The victims' civil claims were satisfied.
The prosecutor's office warned that promises of guaranteed high profits and offers to transfer money for "business promotion" or investment through social networks may be part of fraudulent schemes.
Citizens were urged not to transfer large sums without verifying the recipient's identity, the legality of their activities, and the documentary formalization of obligations.
Earlier, "Kursiv" wrote that in the West Kazakhstan region, a court obligated two entrepreneurs to return money to 21 clients of online courses on marketplaces: the training did not provide the promised results, including employment and paid internships. In favor of each, 490 thousand tenge for training and 20 thousand tenge for moral damages were recovered.