Murmanchanin received 13 thousand calls from fraudsters and became a regional record holder

A resident of Murmansk from January to September 2026 scammers tried to call more than 13 thousand times. This was reported by a major communications operator.

Experts analyzed unwanted calls to residents of the Murmansk region and blocked more than 10.5 million suspicious calls.

In just a year, unwanted calls in the region have decreased by almost 30 percent. Most often, fraudsters call on behalf of bank employees, telecom operators, and also impersonate couriers of delivery services and marketplaces.

At the same time, in 2026, the number of cases of deception by multi-stage schemes increased in the Arctic. So, attackers call several times to cause a person more trust. Over the year, the share of such scenarios has increased fivefold. Most attempts to defraud under such a scheme were recorded in September - about a quarter of all suspicious calls.

Earlier, MK in Murmansk reported that residents of the Murmansk region were warned about fraud with QR codes.