A 9-year-old girl from Nizhny Novgorod fell for a scam while buying virtual coins in an online game.

      September 19. /MEDIA TALK/. 280,000 rubles were withdrawn from the girl’s mother’s card. A resident of Nizhny Novgorod contacted the Nizhny Novgorod police with a complaint of fraud. The woman reported that her 9-year-old daughter wanted to buy virtual coins for a popular online game and got in touch with a person who introduced himself as an employee of the developer organization. The fake company representative said that to purchase the virtual payment units it was necessary to transfer money from the mother’s card to the specified account details. The girl followed the instructions, after which 280,000 rubles were withdrawn from the account. Photo: ru.freepik.com A criminal case has been opened on the fact under the article on fraud, and an investigation is underway. The police urge parents to talk with their children about the risks when making purchases online and to explain that personal data must not be disclosed, the Nizhny Novgorod regional Ministry of Internal Affairs reported.

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      - A 9-year-old resident of Nizhny Novgorod fell for scammers’ tricks while paying for virtual coins in an online game

       September 19. /MEDIA TALK/. 280,000 rubles were withdrawn from the girl’s mother’s card.

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      - A 9-year-old girl from Nizhny Novgorod deprived her mother of 280,000 rubles

       A 9-year-old resident of Nizhny Novgorod became a victim of scammers when trying to buy virtual coins for an online game. 17:58 18.09.2025 IA Nizhny seychas - Nizhny Novgorod

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      - A 9-year-old girl from Nizhny Novgorod left her family without 300 thousand rubles while trying to play a mobile game

       15:10 September 18

       Yulia Bakaeva

       Pro Gorod

       A schoolgirl from Nizhny Novgorod fell into an internet scammers’ trap. 15:53 18.09.2025 ProGorodNN.Ru - Nizhny Novgorod

      - A 9-year-old schoolgirl from Nizhny Novgorod transferred 280,000 rubles to scammers

       A 9-year-old girl from Nizhny Novgorod became a victim of scammers while trying to buy virtual coins for an online game. 15:13 18.09.2025 Nizhegorodskaya Pravda - Nizhny Novgorod

      - A 9-year-old girl from Nizhny Novgorod became a victim of fraud when purchasing virtual coins for an online game

       A 40-year-old Nizhny Novgorod resident filed a report of fraud involving a child with Police Department No. 5 of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia for Nizhny Novgorod. 13:50 18.09.2025 GU MVD of Nizhny Novgorod Region - Nizhny Novgorod

      News from neighboring regions on the topic:

      - A resident of Novocherkassk gave scammers 245,000 rubles

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       Photo by Dmitry Agatiy

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