The Financial Monitoring Agency has reported that scammers are still distributing fake official letters in the Agency's name. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing Sputnik Kazakhstan.
The Agency received information about another case of such fake letters being distributed. In a letter sent to a state body, the attackers, citing an alleged ongoing inspection, requested information about a citizen, including their character reference and other data.
Scammers have used a similar approach before. After sending the fake letters, they contacted citizens by phone or messenger, introducing themselves as employees of the Agency.
"Under various pretexts, they tried to obtain citizens' personal and banking data or extorted money," the Agency said.
Warnings from the Agency
The Financial Monitoring Agency warns:
- 01official letters of the Agency are sent only in the established manner;
- 02Agency employees do not demand bank account details or money transfers by phone;
- 03a document should not be trusted solely because it bears a logo, seal or signature;
- 04if you receive a suspicious letter, verify its authenticity through the Agency's official communication channels.
Do not give your personal and banking data to strangers, and do not transfer money on their instructions.
The Agency calls on citizens and organizations to be vigilant and not to fall for scammers' tricks.