A woman from Kirov fell for a "win" on a marketplace and lost 25,000 rubles.

A woman from Kirov fell for a "win" on a marketplace and lost 25,000 rubles.

      On social media the woman saw a message about a win and, after following the link, learned that she had "won" 250,000 rubles. To receive the prize she had to transfer 3,000 rubles to the specified card. After that the woman from Kirov began to receive new "conditions": payment of a fee was required, then other payments to various accounts.

      In total the trusting woman from Kirov transferred more than 25,000 rubles to the scammers. When the money never arrived, she realized she had become a victim of fraud.

      It later turned out that the marketplace on whose behalf the fraudsters were acting does not run any cash giveaways. A criminal case has been opened and an investigation is underway.

Другие Новости Кирова (НЗК)

Sokolov asked to speed up the sale of unfinished construction projects in Kirov Oblast. Sokolov asked to speed up the sale of unfinished construction projects in Kirov Oblast. At a government meeting, the completion of construction of apartment buildings was discussed. Igor Gagarinov has returned to Kirov. Igor Gagarinov has returned to Kirov. The head of Veselovsky District of Zaporizhzhia Oblast attended today's government meeting. In the Nolinsky District, a man illegally cut down trees to make money. In the Nolinsky District, a man illegally cut down trees to make money. A criminal case was opened against the man who caused damage to the forest fund in the amount of more than 500,000 rubles. Among Kirov residents, fear of the coronavirus has dropped to the level of fear of the flu. Among Kirov residents, fear of the coronavirus has dropped to the level of fear of the flu. Residents of Kirov today perceive the risk of coronavirus infection to be roughly the same as the risk of catching the flu. This is shown by the results of a survey by the SuperJob service. Container shipments on the Gorky Railway increased by 5.8%. Container shipments on the Gorky Railway increased by 5.8%. In January–August 2025, nearly 127 thousand containers were transported on the Gorky mainline in twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU). This is 5.8% more than in the same period last year. In the Slobodskoy District, a driver died after crashing into a tree. In the Slobodskoy District, a driver died after crashing into a tree. From September 12 to 14, 2025, 16 traffic accidents occurred in Kirov Oblast, the regional traffic police reported. One person was killed in the crashes and another 21 were injured.

A woman from Kirov fell for a "win" on a marketplace and lost 25,000 rubles.

A resident of Kirov became the victim of online scammers after falling for a fake giveaway from a major marketplace.