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Kazakhstan’s National Bank is considering sharing data with classified ad sites from the databases of the Anti-Fraud Center, a system for exchanging information about suspicious and fraudulent transactions (kursiv.media). Platforms could use the data to block accounts and ads. The exchange is intended to help protect buyers before they lose money.
What happened
The National Bank identified data sharing as one possible way to work with the platforms. This would involve information about people listed in the Anti-Fraud Center’s databases. If their accounts or ads are found on a site, the platform would be able to block them.
The exchange could work both ways. Sites would be able to send the center information about fraudulent ads and fake online sellers they have identified. This would allow their findings to be shared with other participants in the system.
Which platforms could receive the data
The proposal concerns websites that publish information about sellers, goods and services for buying and selling. The National Bank did not name specific platforms. According to the regulator, classified ad platforms are already connected to the Anti-Fraud Center, although it describes sharing data with them as a possible mechanism.
“We are considering providing platforms with information about people listed in the Anti-Fraud Center’s databases as one possible way to work together,” the National Bank said.
What this means
Participants in the exchange make their own blocking decisions using their own systems. The Anti-Fraud Center does not independently identify suspicious transactions or block ads, accounts or payments. It collects information from participants and promptly passes it on.
For buyers, the purpose of the exchange is to help stop fraudulent ads before money is transferred to a seller. The Ministry of Trade and Integration is responsible for determining how suspicious activity should be identified and setting the rules for interaction between sites and the center. The National Bank keeps the system running and provides participants with access.
Why fake stores are a focus
According to the Anti-Fraud Center, the system recorded 2,430 cases of fraud involving fake online stores in 2024. In 2025, the number reached 18,163. This scheme remains the most common among incidents recorded by the center.
Banks, payment and financial organizations, mobile operators, law enforcement agencies and other government bodies participate in the information exchange. The platform was created so that information from one participant could help others protect people before any harm is done.
