This information was provided by the press service of the Internal Affairs Department of the city of Osh.
According to law enforcement agencies, the young man admitted that he sold his bank card and access to internet banking to strangers for 3,000 soms.
The incident occurred on October 21, when a resident of Osh, Z.V., born in 1951, became a victim of fraudsters.
The criminals called him, posing as bank and law enforcement officials, and claimed that money was being attempted to be withdrawn from his account. To assist in the investigation, they offered to transfer funds to a "safe" account.
As a result, Z.V. transferred 1,741,000 soms to the account specified by the fraudsters through one of the banks.
On October 28, a criminal case was initiated under Article 209, Part 3 of the Criminal Code of the Kyrgyz Republic, concerning fraud, and an investigation was launched.
During the investigative actions, it was found that M.A.'s bank account was used for the criminal activities.
According to bank information, on the day of the fraud—October 21—M.A.'s account received 943,000 soms between 17:42 and 21:12.
As a result of the investigation, signs of a crime were discovered, as provided for in Article 209-1, Part 2, Clause 1 of the Criminal Code of the Kyrgyz Republic ("Fraud in a significant amount").
Investigative and operational measures are ongoing.
M.A. has been placed in the temporary detention facility of the Osh City Internal Affairs Department, according to the report.
