According to Akylbekov, fraudsters often impersonate law enforcement officials, such as police or the State Committee for National Security (GKNB), as well as bank employees, both state and commercial.
The key feature of such crimes is that they occur without physical contact. All actions are carried out remotely: by phone, through messengers, or on websites, under conditions of psychological pressure on the victim.
Most often, the victims are elderly people who speak Russian, even if it is just at a conversational level.
"Citizens who do not speak Russian fall into the traps of fraudsters less frequently. We record numerous cases where victims disclose their personal data, information about their property, bank accounts, and passwords for cards. With this information, fraudsters can seize other people's funds. There have been cases where people took out loans and transferred money to the criminals. Some even sold their real estate and handed over the proceeds to the fraudsters," noted Aliskhan Akylbekov.
He also added that legislative steps are being taken to combat this problem. In August 2025, amendments were made to the Criminal Code of Kyrgyzstan regarding liability for the intentional transfer and sale of electronic payment means, virtual assets, and SIM cards.
"In essence, citizens themselves create convenient conditions for fraudsters by registering bank cards in their name and providing access to their electronic applications. For this, they receive small amounts — from 5 to 10 thousand soms. This happens either due to ignorance of the law or with direct intent. Fraudsters withdraw money through these accounts, and when a person buys a SIM card, they should not share access to their WhatsApp with others. Fraudsters can deceive citizens from anywhere in the world. We are making significant efforts to solve such crimes," he emphasized.
According to his information, from August to December of last year, in accordance with the new amendments, 116 droppers — people who sold their bank cards — were detained. Of these, 30 were brought to criminal responsibility.
Aliskhan Akylbekov also noted that after the publication of information about this article, the number of cybercrimes using the bank cards of droppers decreased.
