High-risk investments
Exploring the risks of investing in registered companies (projects) across different countries.
The court decision in the case of Abayev A.G. has entered into legal force. The appeal has been dismissed.
The story of a victim affected by the activities of "My Taxi" LLP.
The Investigative Department of the Almaty Police Department reported that a criminal case under Article 190, Part 4, Paragraph 2 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan is currently under investigation. On November 24, 2025, this case was merged with another criminal case in which Ch. Kurmangaliev has been recognized as a suspect.
A preventive measure in the form of detention for a period of two months has been imposed on him.
The video examines the story of "Tendernaya birzha" LLP, where, according to affected investors, people were promised returns of up to 10% every two months for participating in public procurement and were assured that their money was "working in tenders" without risk.
Later, payouts stopped, and according to statements from those affected, the total damage amounts to hundreds of millions of tenge.
The company is headed by Chingis Kurmangaliev, who presented himself as a "public procurement expert." The material also mentions his connection to the high-profile Mudarabah Capital case through his brother, Almas Kurmangaliev.
More than 400 Kazakhstanis invested in the My Taxi project, where they were promised returns from investments in a taxi fleet.
According to reports from affected participants, payouts stopped after the funds were transferred, communication with company representatives was lost, and the total damage may exceed 4 billion tenge.
One investor reported that on October 20, Y. Imbergenov, the head of My Taxi LLP, was detained and placed in the temporary detention facility of the Almaty Police Department.
The "Proportunity.kz" project attracted funds under the guise of "Islamic" investments and promised returns allegedly compliant with Sharia principles.
On June 26, 2024, StopPiramida.kz published an analysis of the project and warned about the associated risks.
Just two days later, the founder of the company sent a formal complaint demanding that the publication be removed and denying any signs of fraud.
Subsequently, AFSA and government authorities became involved, violations were identified, and the case was brought before the court.
By court verdict, Arman Gabitovich Bayev was found guilty of fraud on an especially large scale.
The court sentenced him to 6 years and 8 months of imprisonment and awarded compensation to 47 victims totaling more than 200 million tenge.
According to the information available to us, the Department of Economic Investigations of the Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan for Financial Monitoring (AFM RK) in Astana has initiated a criminal case under Part 4 of Article 190 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan against A.G. Bayev, the head of "Proportunity Management Company Limited."
It appears that following the initiation of the criminal case, he has become more active and has begun returning funds to affected investors.
A victim of Proportunity.kz: "I would never have gotten involved with Proportunity if I had known how it would end."