A report was received at the police station in the Jayil district from a citizen born in 1987 on March 8. According to him, on March 7, strangers contacted him via WhatsApp, gained his trust, and offered to sell him more than 25 tons of corn. The criminals convinced the man to make a prepayment.
As a result, he transferred 450,000 soms to the bank card of a certain A.A., as well as 162,500 soms to the account of another person. Thus, the total amount of damage amounted to 612,500 soms. However, after the transfer of funds, the goods were never received.
A criminal case was initiated regarding this incident under Article 209-1 ("Intentional transfer or sale of electronic payment means, virtual asset wallets, and SIM cards to third parties") of the Criminal Code of the Kyrgyz Republic.
Police officers were able to identify the owner of the bank card to which the money was transferred. The suspect, born in 1988, was detained in accordance with Article 96 of the Criminal Procedure Code of the Kyrgyz Republic and placed in a temporary detention facility. The court has imposed a two-month detention period on him.
The investigation revealed that the detainee had transferred his bank card details to third parties, which is also a criminal offense.
Currently, the police continue to work on identifying other individuals involved in this crime. The investigation is ongoing.
The Chui regional police department reminds that the transfer of SIM cards, bank cards, and other electronic means to third parties is a criminally punishable act.
