Believed in a survey for 6 thousand: a resident of Kirov transferred 45 thousand to scammers.
The Kirov City Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia received a statement from a 54-year-old local resident. The woman reported that 45,000 rubles had disappeared from her bank account. At first, she thought it was a technical failure, but the police found out that the money had been stolen by unknown individuals.
As investigators established, a few days earlier, the Kirov resident saw a bright advertisement online—allegedly from her bank. It offered to complete a short survey and receive a reward of 6,000 rubles for it. The woman thought it was a great way to earn money without leaving home and clicked on the link.
On the website, she was greeted by a familiar form for such promotions: questions about service quality, preferences, and income level. The victim filled everything out without suspicion, and at the final stage, the system asked her to enter her card details and the code sent via SMS—supposedly for the instant crediting of the promised amount. As soon as she clicked the "Get Money" button, 45,000 rubles were withdrawn from her account.
In reality, the bank did not conduct any survey—it was a classic phishing scheme. The scammers copied the design of the official application and created a fake one-day website.
Currently, investigators from the Kirov City Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia are working to identify the perpetrators. A criminal case has been initiated for theft from a bank account under part 3 of article 158 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (Fraud). Police officers once again urge Kirov residents to be vigilant: do not click on suspicious links and do not share confirmation codes from SMS—even if the website looks legitimate.
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