About the activities of the financial pyramid "Asar Baspana".

About the activities of the financial pyramid "Asar Baspana".

15.04.2025 18:44:00 132

The Financial Monitoring Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan, during the coordination of the Prosecutor General's Office, prevented the activity of the financial pyramid "Asar Baspana" disguised as a consumer cooperative.

During the investigation, it was found that the organizers of the pyramid, led by N.M. Tuganbaev, were swindling 86 thousand citizens for 12.4 billion tenge and bringing up to 30% monthly income.

In fact, there was no real business, the payments were due to the investments of new participants. was conducted.

As a result, 3.8 bln. tenge was given by Tuganbayev and his partners.

The suspects misled the depositors by saying that construction materials production, sewing shop, household and medical equipment factory are being implemented in Almaty. In fact, the products were purchased from third-party suppliers and disguised with the "Asar Baspana" logo.

From December 2024, when confidence in the pyramid began to decline, the organizers spread false information about the launch of car shops and cooperation with dealers. In fact, the cars were bought with the money of the depositors and registered to Tuganbayev's relatives.

When the opening of the pyramid was inevitable, on February 8, 2025, Tuganbayev ordered to put the "Asar Baspana" site in technical mode in order to hide the traces of criminal activity.

During the investigation, the server data was restored. It was found that only one of the 15,500 depositors who reached the "Gold" level was given an apartment. Out of 15,000 applicants under the "Platina" program, the car was awarded to one depositor.

On February 9, 2025, searches of 81 persons were conducted in 49 offices and places of residence.

According to the results, 1.1 billion tenge, 10 premium cars, including Toyota Land Cruiser 300 and Lexus 570, were awarded to Tuganbayev and his relatives. confiscated.

In addition, in Aktau, his brother N.M. 945 million tenge in cash were confiscated from Tuganbayev, which should have been in the accounts of the cooperative.

1.2 billion. Accounts in the amount of more than tenge were arrested and restricted.

On February 11, 2025, the Court n.M. Tuganbaev and N. In relation to Baitasov, he chose a preventive measure in the form of "detention" for a period of 2 months.

Despite the above-mentioned circumstances, a number of activists, including those in Kostanay region, through messengers, call on the participants of "Asar Baspana" mistakenly believing that the organization carried out legal business activities, and call on them to refuse applications.

On the basis of the above, Article 217-1 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan and Administrative We warn you about criminal and administrative liability for advertising financial pyramids under Article 150 of the Criminal Code!

Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/kostanai-amangeldi-audany-akimat/press/news/details/972188?lang=kk