Since the beginning of 2026, cybercriminals have defrauded residents of Kirov out of more than 242 million.
The Prosecutor's Office of the Kirov Region has reported alarming statistics on digital crimes. Since January 2026, 1,083 residents have fallen victim to criminals operating through the internet and phone. A sad increase occurred in just seven days — 81 people were caught by scammers.
The financial losses for citizens have been colossal. The total amount stolen has exceeded 242 million rubles, with 19.7 million of this amount being stolen in just the last week.
Criminals are constantly improving their schemes. Not only standard stories about "safe accounts" and calls from law enforcement (police, FSB, prosecutor's office, or specialists from "State Services") are used. Now, scammers have learned to deceive the relatives of victims using artificial intelligence. The technology allows them to impersonate a person's voice and convince their loved ones that urgent help is needed.
In addition, a scheme involving mobile network operators is actively working. Under the guise of extending a service contract for a number, personal data is extracted from victims.
Legal mechanisms have been deployed to combat the consequences of fraud. The Prosecutor's Office of the Kirov Region has already filed 440 lawsuits against so-called "droppers" — people who cash out stolen funds. Another 24 lawsuits concern the recognition of loan agreements as invalid, as many citizens have taken out loans under the psychological pressure of scammers.
The supervisory agency urges locals to remain vigilant: criminals are transitioning to new technological methods to deprive people of their savings.
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Since the beginning of 2026, cybercriminals have defrauded residents of Kirov out of more than 242 million.
Residents of the region continue to fall victim to the tricks of scammers in large numbers. Just in the past week, they transferred almost 20 million rubles to the fraudsters, while the criminals are actively using neural networks to forge voices.