A pensioner from Nizhny Novgorod twice gave scammers about 1.8 million rubles in Moscow.

A pensioner from Nizhny Novgorod twice gave scammers about 1.8 million rubles in Moscow.

      November 17, 2025, 12:20 — Incidents

      Fraudsters tricked a 65-year-old woman from Nizhny Novgorod into making two trips to Moscow to hand over almost 1.8 million rubles. This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia for Nizhny Novgorod.

      According to the police, a man calling the pensioner posed as a law enforcement officer. Under the pretext of protecting her savings, the man convinced the woman to withdraw 700,000 rubles, pack it into a black plastic bag and hand it over to a stranger in Moscow. The perpetrators arranged a taxi for the victim to travel to the capital.

      A few days later the fake police officer contacted her again and persuaded the woman to withdraw another 1,080,000 rubles. She also took that amount to Moscow and handed it to an unknown person on a street.

      A criminal case has been opened under Article 159, Part 4 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation — fraud on a particularly large scale. An investigation is underway.

      The police urge citizens to be extremely cautious when receiving calls from unknown numbers. Genuine law enforcement officers never request personal data by phone or ask you to perform financial transactions.

      If you are told there is a problem with your bank account, do not panic, end the call and contact your bank yourself or go to the police.

      Earlier it was reported that scammers had extorted nearly 3 million rubles from the head of a Nizhny Novgorod company. NIA "Nizhny Novgorod" has a Telegram channel. Subscribe to stay informed about major events, exclusive materials and operational information. Copyright © 1999–2025 NIA "Nizhny Novgorod". When republishing, a hyperlink to NIA "Nizhny Novgorod" is required. This resource may contain 18+ materials.

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A pensioner from Nizhny Novgorod twice gave scammers about 1.8 million rubles in Moscow.