In an interview on "Birinchi Radio," Akylbekov noted that recently there has been an increase in cases of fraud where criminals impersonate police officers, State National Security Committee (GKNB) agents, bank employees, or representatives of the National Bank. The main distinguishing feature of cyber fraud is the lack of physical contact — crimes occur through phone calls and messengers, where criminals apply psychological pressure on their victims.
According to him, the most common victims are elderly people who grew up during the Soviet era and speak Russian fluently. Such frauds are less frequent among citizens who do not speak Russian. Often, victims themselves provide criminals with their personal data, information about bank accounts, and property. In some cases, citizens take out loans, sell their movable and immovable property, and then transfer the received funds to the fraudsters," Akylbekov added.
He also emphasized that legislative measures have been taken to combat cybercrime. In August of last year, Article 209-1 was added to the Criminal Code of the Kyrgyz Republic, introducing liability for the intentional transfer and sale of electronic payment means, virtual assets, and SIM cards to third parties. A representative of the Bishkek City Police noted that citizens often create conditions for crimes themselves by issuing bank cards in their names and giving access to them to fraudsters for a small reward.
He paid special attention to the security of SIM cards. Law enforcement agencies urge citizens not to share access to messengers, including WhatsApp, linked to personal numbers, as criminals can use them to deceive people from anywhere in the world.
According to information from Aliskhan Akylbekov, from August until the end of 2025, the cyber units of the Bishkek City Police and district departments identified and detained 116 "droppers" — individuals who sold their bank cards. Of these, 30 were held criminally liable. In his opinion, this indicates a decrease in the number of cybercrimes related to the use of bank cards after the introduction of the new article.
