A forum dedicated to methods of identifying, uncovering, and investigating crimes involving the use of cryptocurrency platforms was held in Taraz. Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs Sanzhar Adilov reported that more than a thousand criminal cases related to the circulation of digital assets have been registered in Kazakhstan over the past two years.
According to Polisia.kz, around 60% of these cases are instances of fraud, 25% involve illegal activities of cryptocurrency exchange points, and 15% involve the legalisation of criminal proceeds through digital assets. The total damage to citizens and organisations has exceeded 8 billion tenge.
The Deputy Minister noted that the Ministry of Internal Affairs, together with other state bodies, is implementing a set of systematic measures to combat cybercrime.
In particular, an Anti-Fraud Centre has been established, which monitors and blocks suspicious resources and phone numbers. According to the department, since the beginning of the year, more than 26,000 websites and around 64 million suspicious calls have been blocked.
During the forum, participants discussed investigation methods, shared experiences in identifying digital traces, and considered issues of improving staff qualifications.
It should be recalled that it was previously reported that the Almaty department of the Agency for Financial Monitoring (AFM) is conducting an investigation into the creation and management of the financial pyramid 'Amir Capital'.
It was noted that the organisation attracted funds from citizens of Kazakhstan, Belarus, Russia and Kyrgyzstan, promising a return of 5–10% from cryptocurrency trading, mining, and investments in various projects.
The court authorised the seizure of the pyramid's crypto assets worth more than $10 million (5.4 billion tenge), as well as a land plot in the Almaty region.