Fraudsters swindled 6.2 million rubles from a resident of Zavolzhye under the guise of law enforcement officers.

      In Zavolzhye, a 49-year-old man lost 6.2 million rubles after a conversation with scammers posing as law enforcement officers. A 22-year-old courier was detained on suspicion of involvement in the crime.

      In early July 2026, the victim received a call from an unknown person via messenger. The interlocutor introduced himself as a law enforcement officer and claimed that the man was allegedly suspected of financing a hostile state.

      To prove his innocence, the Zavolzhye resident was offered to "declare" his savings. The scammers convinced him to hand over the money to a courier, using a pre-agreed code word.

      A few days later, the man met with the courier near his home and handed over 6.2 million rubles. After that, the victim contacted the intermunicipal department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia "Gorodetsky."

      Investigators opened a criminal case under part 4 of Article 159 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation — fraud on a particularly large scale. The maximum penalty under this article is up to ten years of imprisonment.

      During operational-search activities, police officers detained the 22-year-old alleged courier. The young man had no prior convictions and was not under administrative supervision.

      The court chose a preventive measure in the form of detention. Law enforcement officials are also conducting a search of the suspect's residence and identifying other participants in the fraudulent scheme.