For a week, residents of the Tula region gave fraudsters more than 10.7 million rubles

During the week from November 2 to 8, 2026, 16 residents of the Tula region suffered from the actions of telephone and Internet fraudsters. The total damage exceeded 10.7 million rubles. The investigation of the criminal case of fraud is under the control of the prosecutor's office.

The attackers used messengers, social networks, ad sites and phone calls. They were represented by employees of banks and law enforcement agencies, sellers of household goods and electronics, as well as representatives of housing and communal services organizations. Under various pretexts, citizens were urged to transfer money to so-called safe accounts, transfer cash to couriers, pay for non-existent goods and services to replace water meters.

Among the victims was a minor resident of Tula. In the account of the famous computer game, he was offered to buy virtual items for the character. The teenager agreed and transferred the money to the specified account from a bank card, which he used with the permission of his mother. After receiving the funds, the sellers stopped communicating. The damage exceeded 10 thousand rubles.

On this fact, a criminal case was opened under part 1 of Article 159 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation - fraud. Investigative actions and operational-search measures are being carried out to establish the circumstances of the incident and the persons involved in the crime.

The Prosecutor’s office of the Tula region urges residents to be careful when shopping on the Internet and computer games. Experts recommend using the services of trusted sellers and not to transfer money to strangers.

Earlier, “MK in Tula” reported that in Bogoroditsk, the police are checking the fact of fraud. Unknown issued a loan to a local resident for 49 thousand rubles, using her passport data.