A man born in 1987 filed a complaint with the Internal Affairs Department of the Jayil district, stating that on March 7, he was contacted by unknown individuals via WhatsApp who offered to sell him more than 25 tons of corn. The suspects convinced him to make a prepayment.
As a result, the victim transferred 450,000 soms to a bank card belonging to a citizen A.A., as well as 162,500 soms to the card of another individual. The total loss amounted to 612,500 soms, but the promised goods were never received.
A criminal case has been initiated regarding this incident under Article 209-1 of the Criminal Code of the Kyrgyz Republic, concerning the intentional transfer or sale of electronic payment means, virtual assets, and SIM cards to third parties.
Law enforcement officers were able to identify the owner of the card to which the funds were transferred. The detained individual, born in 1988, was taken into custody in accordance with Article 96 of the Criminal Procedure Code of the Kyrgyz Republic and placed in a temporary detention facility. The court has imposed a two-month detention period on him.
The investigation also revealed that the detainee had provided his bank card details to third parties, which is also a criminal offense.
Currently, the police continue their investigation and are trying to identify other participants in the fraudulent scheme. The Main Internal Affairs Directorate of the Chui region reminds that the transfer of SIM cards, bank cards, and other electronic means to third parties is a criminal offense.
