Crimeans lost more than 6.8 million rubles due to fraudsters for a week

From 2 to 8 November, 16 residents of Crimea became victims of remote scammers, the total damage exceeded 6.8 million rubles. Fraudsters used different schemes: they reported on the hacking of State Services, offered to win prizes and asked to transfer money on behalf of relatives, the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for the Republic of Crimea reported.

"A reward for a mother." 18-year-old resident of Simferopol district lost 2 million 350 thousand rubles. At first, she received a call from a person who introduced himself as an employee of the administration and said that her mother was allegedly going to award the medal “For Courage”. Then the girl received a message about the hacking of the account on “public services”.

Later, the caller, who called himself an FSB investigator, convinced her that it was necessary to prevent funding for the banned organization. Succumbing to pressure, the girl went to Krasnodar and handed the stranger a package of money.

"Trick prize." 59-year-old resident of Evpatoria lost more than 21 thousand rubles. After receiving an email invitation to participate in the prank, she soon learned that she had won the camera. In order to receive the prize, she was required to pay a fee. The pensioner transferred money six times, but did not receive the promised equipment.

"A request from your daughter." 62-year-old resident of the Saka district transferred 12 thousand rubles after a message from the account of his daughter. The man did not check whether the relative actually applied. Later it turned out that her account was hacked by fraudsters.

"Fast earnings." 63-year-old resident of Krasnoperekop district lost more than 9 thousand rubles, interested in the offer of additional income on the Internet. Strangers persuaded him to invest in an investment project. The man made two transfers to the specified details, but did not receive income.

Delivery with unexpected costs. A resident of the Saka district found a write-off of about 67 thousand rubles after installing an application to track parcels. To create a personal account, she was asked to call the specified number.

After the call, which automatically ended, the field for entering the code filled in on its own. The woman later learned that her credit and debit cards paid for purchases on the Internet platform, although she did not order anything.

Fraud in Crimea remains a common problem, and statistics from different weeks show the scale of the phenomenon. In September 2026 for the period from 14 to 20 September, 18 residents of the republic lost more than 2 million rubles. Among the schemes then featured a “safe account”, money loans, offers for investments in cryptocurrency and online purchases.

In particular, 71-year-old pensioner from Evpatoria succumbed to the call of a false law enforcement officer and transferred 165 thousand rubles to a “safe account”, and seven Crimeans lost about 150 thousand rubles, receiving messages from “friends” with a request to borrow money – the accounts of friends were hacked.

In November 2026, experts noted that scammers continue to achieve success thanks to proven schemes of psychological influence: they create a sense of urgency in a person and cause strong emotions – fear or joy. Among the typical phrases of scammers are “safe account”, “your account is hacked”, “sudden bonuses” and “compensations”.

IT expert Pavel Myasoyedov in November 2026 advised to double-check any unexpected bills and notifications, even if they look official. According to him, fraudsters often parasitize the news background, and artificial intelligence is increasingly used to create believable texts of calls and messages. The main advice - if you did not initiate the action and did not request the bill, and he suddenly came, it is better to double-check it.