The Agency for Financial Monitoring (AFM) in Kazakhstan has issued a formal warning regarding a rising trend of fraudulent activity involving counterfeit official documents. Criminals are distributing fake letters purportedly from the agency to government bodies, requesting sensitive personal information about specific individuals under the guise of an official inspection. The AFM reported that these fraudulent documents often serve as a precursor to direct contact via telephone or messaging platforms, where perpetrators impersonate agency staff to solicit banking details or extort money from victims. The agency emphasized that all legitimate official communications follow strict, established protocols and that its personnel will never request private financial information or bank account details from citizens. The public is urged to remain vigilant and verify the authenticity of any correspondence claiming to originate from the AFM to avoid becoming victims of these data theft and extortion attempts.
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