A 16-year-old girl from Nizhny Novgorod gave her parents' savings in foreign currency to scammers.

      April 5, 2026 17:37 Incidents A 16-year-old girl from Nizhny Novgorod gave fraudsters more than half a million of her parents' savings, the regional police department reported. A fake law enforcement officer wrote to the daughter of a 43-year-old resident of the Prioksky district in a messenger and convinced her to declare her parents' money. The schoolgirl believed the stranger and handed a package containing foreign currency to a "courier" totaling 540,000 rubles (2,000 dollars, 3,500 euros, and 5,000 yuan). After learning about the incident, the parents filed a report with the police. A criminal case is under investigation. It was previously revealed that a resident of Dzerzhinsk transferred more than 8.5 million rubles to scammers who called her. NIA "Nizhny Novgorod" has a Telegram channel. Subscribe to stay updated on major events, exclusive materials, and operational information. Copyright © 1999—2025 NIA "Nizhny Novgorod". When reprinting, a hyperlink to NIA "Nizhny Novgorod" is mandatory. This resource may contain materials 18+.