A schoolgirl from Nizhny Novgorod gave more than 11 million of her parents' savings to scammers.

      On May 15, 2026, at 17:46, Incidents: In Nizhny Novgorod, a 16-year-old schoolgirl became a victim of fraudsters and gave them over 11 million rubles from her parents' savings. For almost two weeks, the scammers kept the girl in constant contact and acted under threats, the press service of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia for the region reported.

      The police were contacted by the 48-year-old father of the teenager. He said that his daughter had been deceived. It all started with a call about an alleged intercom replacement. The girl was asked to dictate a code from an SMS message. It later turned out that this way, the criminals gained access to her account on the government services portal.

      Soon, a power of attorney appeared in her personal account for an unknown foreign citizen, granting the right to manage finances. After that, according to the father, strong psychological pressure began to be exerted on the schoolgirl, frightening her with criminal liability for her family for allegedly transferring money to an unfriendly country.

      The communication continued in a messenger. There, the interlocutors introduced themselves as employees of the "Rosfinmonitoring" and promised to help. They convinced the girl to go on a video call and conduct an online inspection of her apartment to find money that allegedly needed to be "declared."

      The first 3,000,000 rubles found were handed over by the schoolgirl to an unknown woman near her home. The next day, the calls continued. During another "inspection," cash in foreign currency was found. The girl was sent by taxi to Vladimir, where she handed over 6,000,000 rubles, 18,000 dollars, and 3,000 euros to an unfamiliar man. After that, she was returned home by several taxis.

      A few days later, the scammers contacted her again and convinced her to transfer another 455,000 rubles via an ATM. The schoolgirl traveled to the ATM at her own expense, but later her travel expenses were reimbursed.

      All this time, the girl remained silent. She was convinced that she was saving her parents from criminal liability, and therefore did not tell anyone anything.

      A criminal case has been initiated regarding the incident under part 4 of article 159 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation "Fraud."

      Earlier, it was reported that a 14-year-old girl from Nizhny Novgorod took out a loan in her mother's name and transferred more than 600,000 rubles to scammers. NIA "Nizhny Novgorod" has channels on Telegram and MAX. Subscribe to stay updated on the main 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+.