Astana Pensioner Loses Over 3 Million Tenge to Online Scammers Posing as Telecom and Security Officials

An elderly woman in Astana lost over 3 million tenge (approximately $4,668) to online scammers. The fraudsters, posing as employees of Kazakhtelecom, the National Security Committee, and the National Bank, convinced her to transfer funds to a 'safe account'. She was later involved in defrauding another pensioner.

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