Scammers swindled Nizhny Novgorod residents out of nearly 47 million rubles in a week

      16 September 2025 17:00

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      In the Nizhny Novgorod region, 86 crimes committed using various fraud schemes were recorded over the past week. The total amount of damage caused to residents of the region amounted to nearly 47 million rubles, the regional Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs reported.

      The most common scheme was once again a "call from the bank's security service." Under this scenario, 38 crimes were committed. There were also 18 cases of fraud involving online purchases and six episodes related to offers of additional earnings. The remaining cases concern other forms of deception.

      The police urge citizens to be vigilant and to carefully familiarize themselves with real victims' stories so as not to fall into similar situations.

      For example, a resident of Arzamas received a call from unknown individuals who presented themselves as bank employees. The number from which the call came visually resembled the official number of the credit institution. The scammers told the man about an alleged attempt at an unauthorized withdrawal from his account and suggested transferring all his savings to a "safe account." Trusting them, the man sent the fraudsters 716,000 rubles. He later realized that he had been deceived.

      In Balakhna, bank card data and 97,000 rubles fell into the hands of scammers. The money was stolen from a local resident through her underage daughter. At night, while the mother was sleeping, the girl clicked on a link in a messenger where she was promised a free video game. Following the instructions of a bot, she sent screenshots of her mother's bank cards. In the morning the woman discovered that money had disappeared from her accounts.

      Another case involved a resident of Nizhny Novgorod who works as a locksmith. For two weeks he received calls from unknown people posing as employees of an investment platform. They persuaded the man to invest in cryptocurrency, promising high returns with minimal effort. As a result, he took out loans, borrowed money from acquaintances and transferred a total of 2,760,790 rubles to the fraudsters. After that, contact with the "investors" was lost.

      Police officers remind: do not transfer money to unknown accounts at the request of strangers. Do not send bank card details, do not follow suspicious links and do not trust promises of easy earnings. At the slightest suspicion, you should immediately contact the police.

      Earlier it was reported that a courier who stole almost 8 million rubles from Nizhny Novgorod pensioners was detained.

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