In 2026, fraudsters stole 600 million from the residents of the region.

      In the past period of 2026, fraudsters stole 600.7 million rubles from 1,734 residents of the Kirov region. In the past week, 41 people lost 38.3 million rubles due to criminals. This was reported by the regional prosecutor's office.

      Most often, fraudsters impersonate employees of the prosecutor's office, FSB, Federal Tax Service, Central Bank, "State Services", postal service, and "Energy Sales". In addition to mobile communication, they use messengers. Victims are often sent photos of fake IDs to ensure they do not doubt who they are communicating with. Sometimes the criminals use couriers. They may also employ artificial intelligence to alter images or voices, for example, impersonating a relative of the victim.

      In 2026, the prosecutor's office filed 609 lawsuits in court to recover money from the account holders to whom the victims sent their savings, and 32 lawsuits to declare invalid the loan agreements concluded by the victims under the influence of fraudsters (for the week - 19 and 2 respectively).