"Do you know where I'm calling you from?" – Scammers swindled a father and son out of 2.7 million tenge.

A bit of background. The man was contacted by someone claiming to be from the bank, and later a police officer reached out, assuring him that he was being targeted by scammers and recommended that he follow their instructions.

Showing fake credentials, the criminals coerced the man into downloading additional banking applications and submitting loan applications to seven banks. Upon learning that all of them were rejected, the scammers convinced him to transfer all his savings—834,000 tenge—into their account.

They then shifted their focus to his father, who also submitted loan applications. One of them, for the amount of 1.9 million tenge, was transferred to the criminals. Fortunately, the second loan for 3.3 million tenge was successfully blocked.

In total, the scammers managed to misappropriate 2.7 million tenge. The police have opened a criminal case.

“Do not perform financial transactions based on instructions from unknown individuals. Do not share confidential information, such as passwords and SMS codes. In case of suspicious calls from 'bank employees', contact your bank branch or the police immediately,” the regional police department reiterated.