A pensioner from Arzamas handed nearly 3 million rubles to scammers.

      October 26, 2025, 12:27

      Incidents

      In Arzamas, a 75-year-old woman became the victim of fraudsters, losing a significant portion of her personal savings. According to the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for the Nizhny Novgorod Region, a statement was filed with the police department by an elderly local resident about the theft of funds.

      According to the victim, unknown individuals contacted her via a messaging app. The perpetrators posed as employees of financial institutions and convinced the woman that her savings were under threat. Under the pretext of protecting the funds, they persuaded the pensioner to transfer the money to so-called "safe accounts."

      Trusting the strangers, the woman transferred 2,759,000 rubles to the fraudsters. Later she realized she had been deceived and went to the police.

      A criminal case has been opened under Part 4 of Article 159 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (fraud on a particularly large scale). The investigation is currently identifying those involved in the crime.

      Police remind citizens: no bank or government agency requires transfers to "safe accounts." Any such offers are tricks used by scammers. Nizhny Novgorod residents are asked not to give confidential information to strangers and, at the slightest doubt, to contact law enforcement agencies.

      Earlier it was reported that a 42-year-old resident of Arzamas became a victim of con artists who promised her quick and easy investment returns.

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