Young Tula Man Loses Nearly 4.5 Million Rubles to Scammers

Immediately, seven residents of Tula Oblast became victims of telephone and internet fraudsters in one day. And these are not pensioners — young people aged 20 to 28 were affected. The total amount of losses exceeded 6 million 200 thousand rubles (approximately $62,000 at current rates).

The biggest loss was suffered by a 28-year-old resident of the Leninsky District of Tula. Unknown callers contacted the man via mobile phone and a popular messenger app, convincing him that his money was allegedly being stolen. Under the pretext of «protecting funds,» they persuaded him to urgently transfer his savings to «safe accounts.» As a result, he sent scammers 4 million 461 thousand rubles (approximately $44,600 at current rates).

Police remind: no «safe accounts» exist — this is a trick by criminals. Real bank employees and law enforcement officers do not ask to transfer money and do not require providing card details, SMS codes, or passwords.

If a suspicious call is received — the conversation should be ended immediately. To verify the information, one should independently call the bank using the number on the back of the card or visit a branch in person.