Fraudsters stole almost 200 thousand rubles from a woman in Nizhny Novgorod, using her 13-year-old son.

      A report was received at police department No. 4 of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia in Nizhny Novgorod from a 51-year-old resident of the city. The woman reported the theft of funds from her bank accounts. Preliminary investigations have established that the applicant's 13-year-old son was communicating with an unknown person in one of the messaging apps, who promised to help him purchase a computer game on an online gaming platform. Under this pretext, the criminals convinced the teenager to provide the details of three bank cards belonging to his mother. After gaining access to the account details, the fraudsters withdrew 192,000 rubles from the applicant's accounts. A criminal case has been initiated under part two of article 159 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (fraud). The sanctions of this article provide for a punishment of up to 5 years of imprisonment. The Nizhny Novgorod police remind: conduct regular conversations with children about internet safety rules. The child must clearly understand that they should not share bank card details, SMS codes, or personal information with strangers. Limit minors' access to mobile banking applications and keep bank cards in places inaccessible to children.

      Press service of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia for the Nizhny Novgorod region

      Tel.: 8 (831) 268-53-21 Press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia for Nizhny Novgorod Tel.: 268-30-28

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      The incident occurred in the Moscow district.

      Fraudsters stole 192 thousand rubles from a resident of Nizhny Novgorod, using her 13-year-old son, reported the press service of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia for the Nizhny Novgorod region. 11:34 05.07.2026 Vremya N - Nizhny Novgorod

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      A report was received at police department No. 4 of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia in Nizhny Novgorod from a 51-year-old resident of the city. 11:23 05.07.2026 Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Nizhny Novgorod region - Nizhny Novgorod

      News from neighboring regions on the topic:

      A dropper of fraudsters was detained in the Sarayevsky district

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      A Tyumen resident went shopping with someone else's bank card

      | Photo: Sergey Yelesin, IA "Tyumen Line"

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      In Vologda, police detained a suspect in the theft of funds from a bank card

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      In Vologda, a young man spent 53 thousand rubles from someone else's bank card

      Photo: Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia for the Vologda region

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      A criminal case has been initiated and is being investigated in the investigative department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia for the Leninsky district of the city of Ivanovo. 11:33 03.07.2026 Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Ivanovo region - Ivanovo

      A resident of Saratov is suspected of stealing money from a bank card

      On June 16, a 42-year-old resident of the Oktyabrsky district reported to the police. He stated that between April 9 and 14, more than 24 thousand rubles were stolen from his bank account. 09:40 03.07.2026 Ministry of Internal Affairs for Saratov - Saratov