Today, under the chairmanship of Akim of the region Asain Baykhanov, at the next meeting of the interdepartmental commission for the prevention of offenses, anti-fraud measures were considered

Today, under the chairmanship of Akim of the region Asain Baykhanov, at the next meeting of the interdepartmental commission for the prevention of offenses, measures to counter fraud, eliminate financial pyramids and prevent their spread were considered.

The head of the Department of Economic Investigations Arman Zhunusov said that in 2023, the financial monitoring bodies registered 58 criminal cases on the creation of financial pyramids. Types of financial schemes and instruments for attracting depositors are constantly being transformed to meet the interests of the population. Taking into account the public danger of financial pyramids, the joint adoption of a set of preventive measures was considered at the meeting of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

The prevention of fraud-related offenses was also discussed at the IAC. Deputy Head of the Regional Police Department Bolat Nurseitov focused on new fraud schemes and methods of combating them, gave concrete examples when citizens lost their savings. Thanks to the carefully done work of the police using the latest technologies, fraudsters are detained: for 10 months of this, the region managed to reduce fraud registration by 12.6% compared to the same period last year, 124 fraudsters were detained on 232 facts, the amount of damage amounted to 545 million tenge.

Following the meeting, the Department of Information and Public Development was instructed to strengthen preventive work to counter fraud and the creation of financial pyramids, including using creative approaches. Also, in order to prevent our citizens from being involved in fraudulent schemes, each department will hold collective meetings to explain the methods of recognizing fraudsters.

 

The press service of the akim of Pavlodar region

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