Kazakhstan citizens are being “recruited“ for illegal schemes – FMA

Tengrinews.kz - The Financial Monitoring Agency reported the results of identifying cases of money laundering through "droppers" in 2024.
According to the agency, more than 90 percent of drop-card owners turned out to be non-residents, and information about them has been forwarded to law enforcement agencies of foreign countries.

"The Financial Monitoring Agency has identified the use of 6,200 drop-cards for money laundering, with a total turnover of 24 billion tenge," the statement said.

To access remote internet banking, SIM cards from mobile operators were used, registered to third parties.

"Drop-cards were most commonly used in schemes related to drug trafficking, cybercrime, illegal gambling activities, and other crimes," the statement noted.

The Financial Monitoring Agency clarified that the majority of droppers were people from vulnerable groups (unemployed, students, pensioners, etc.) who were unaware of the full consequences of their involvement in criminal schemes.
It is worth reminding that earlier, the Department for Combating Cybercrime of the Ministry of Internal Affairs warned Kazakhstanis about the serious consequences of participating in fraudulent schemes.
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