A call from "Gosuslugi," a car from Europe, and earnings on a cryptocurrency exchange: how Nizhny Novgorod residents were deceived last week.

      In just seven days, residents of the Nizhny Novgorod region lost nearly 28 million rubles to scammers. Last week, fraudsters stole almost 28 million rubles from residents of the Nizhny Novgorod region, reported the press service of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia for the region. A total of 44 crimes were registered in the region, committed using various deception schemes. Most often, the criminals used stories about "bank security service," online purchases, and additional income. One of the victims was a 53-year-old woman from Nizhny Novgorod: she received calls from alleged employees of "State Services," the Central Bank, and law enforcement agencies. Under the pretext of canceling a suspicious transaction, the woman was convinced to withdraw all her money and transfer it via an ATM to someone else's account — the damage amounted to 1,165,000 rubles. After that, communication with the "curators" ceased. In Arzamas, a 54-year-old man transferred 426,000 rubles for an alleged purchase of a car from Europe. Another victim, a 26-year-old resident of the Prioksky district, tried to earn money on a cryptocurrency exchange and ultimately transferred 1,079,500 rubles to the scammers. The police remind that employees of banks and law enforcement agencies never ask over the phone to transfer money, disclose codes, or card details, and in case of suspicious calls, one should immediately end the conversation and call the bank back independently.

      It was previously reported that scammers demanded to "pay off the credit leverage," and the Nizhny Novgorod woman lost more than 3.9 million rubles.

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      A call from "State Services," a car from Europe, and earnings on a cryptocurrency exchange: how Nizhny Novgorod residents were deceived last week. In just seven days, residents of the Nizhny Novgorod region lost nearly 28 million rubles. 11:46 08.07.2026 Time N - Nizhny Novgorod

      Scammers tricked Nizhny Novgorod residents out of nearly 28 million rubles in a week. Photo: freepik.com Residents of the Nizhny Novgorod region handed over almost 28 million rubles to fraudsters in a week. 10:03 08.07.2026 Online publication We Live in Nizhny - Nizhny Novgorod

      News from neighboring regions on the topic:

      Scammers convinced a pensioner from Ufa to "declare" 2 million rubles. In Ufa, scammers stole nearly 2 million rubles from a pensioner, reported the regional Ministry of Internal Affairs. 14:05 07.07.2026 ProUral.Info - Ufa

      Residents of Tula lost money due to the actions of scammers over the weekend. Victims of scammers in the Tula region were people aged 22 to 67, with total damage from their actions exceeding 2 million 270 thousand. 19:07 06.07.2026 Rakurs 32 - Bryansk

      More than 19 million rubles were transferred to scammers by residents of Vologda in a week. Just last week, 14 residents of the Vologda region became victims of remote fraudsters. 18:41 06.07.2026 Vologda.RF - Vologda

      Residents of Stavropol lost more than 55 million rubles to scammers in a week. In total, scammers stole more than 55 million rubles from residents of the Stavropol Territory in just one week. 13:35 06.07.2026 News.1777.Ru - Stavropol

      In the Orenburg region, a pensioner handed over 4 million rubles to scammers. A 58-year-old resident of the Orenburg district became a victim of phone scammers and lost 4 million rubles. 14:31 06.07.2026 Newspaper Orenburzhye - Orenburg

      On the way to the scammers: a woman with 600 thousand rubles was stopped at the Orenburg airport. In Orenburg, a 58-year-old woman became a victim of phone scammers and lost 4 million rubles, believing "bank employees." 12:45 06.07.2026 ProOren.Ru - Orenburg

      A Tyumen woman flew to Moscow to hand over nine and a half million rubles to scammers. | Photo: Sergey Yelesin, IA "Tyumen Line" 9.5 million rubles were handed over to scammers by a resident of Tyumen. 12:07 06.07.2026 IA Tyumen Line - Tyumen