“Since the beginning of 2025, the AFM has blocked over 7,000 websites about the activities of fictitious investment projects. Another 43 chats with a total audience of 276,000 participants and dubious offers were closed on the social networks Instagram and Telegram. 36 financial pyramids involving over 86 thousand citizens have been eliminated and 46 pre-trial investigations have been completed against 19 organizations. Damages have been compensated, taking into account the seizure of property in the amount of T12.5 billion,” reads the report.
Since 2021, the activities of more than 100 financial pyramids have been suppressed in Kazakhstan, 227 organizers have been sentenced to real prison terms.
The agency also reports the launch of the Telegram bot “Baiqa, piramida!”, which allows you to check a company for signs of a financial pyramid.
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