24-year-old Almaty resident under investigation in 29 criminal cases

Tengrinews.kz — A promise of trading profits cost a Taraz resident 1.9 million tenge. The woman believed an offer of high returns, took out a loan and transferred the money to a person posing as an investor. The suspect has been detained and is now being investigated for possible involvement in 29 criminal cases, according to Polisia.kz.

Promised a 50 percent return

According to police, a 28-year-old Taraz resident became interested in an offer involving profitable trading investments. She was promised a 50 percent return.

Believing the promises, the woman took out a bank loan and transferred 1.9 million tenge to a person who introduced themselves as an investor. However, she did not receive the expected profit. Instead, she ran into problems trying to get her money back.

Suspect investigated in connection with 29 cases

According to preliminary information, a 24-year-old Almaty resident was behind the offer. She was detained by officers of the Aktobe Region Police Department as part of an investigation into 29 criminal fraud cases.

Law enforcement officers are now checking whether the woman may be involved in other incidents.

Police urged Kazakhstanis to be cautious about offers of quick profits, not to transfer money to strangers and not to take out loans for questionable investment projects.