A female courier involved in a fraudulent scheme has been sentenced in Astana. It is reported that she collected money from deceived citizens and, keeping 10% of the amount for herself, sent the rest to the offender's account.
"The verdict established that the fraudster informed the victim by phone that her daughter had been involved in a fatal road accident and that money needed to be handed over to resolve the matter favourably. Using this scheme, the fraudster deceived two victims, obtaining over 1 million tenge," the press service of the Astana prosecutor's office reported.
It became known that the courier found the job advertisement via a Telegram channel.
"By the court's verdict, the defendant was sentenced, with compensation for material damage to the victims. The verdict has entered into legal force," the statement reads.
In relation to the accomplices, including the organiser of the crime, the criminal case has been separated into a separate proceeding.