
A woman from Kazan lost 60,000 rubles in a fake giveaway.
Scammers promised a woman a prize of 230 thousand rubles
Police officers are taking measures to identify the perpetrator. Photo: Nina YUSHKOVA. Go to the KP Photo Bank
A criminal case has been opened in Kazan on charges of fraud involving a fake prize draw. The victim was a 28-year-old local resident who received a message on a social network saying she had won 230,000 rubles. The fraudsters explained that in order to receive the prize it was necessary to pay a tax, and they sent the woman a link to make the payment.
The unsuspecting Kazan resident entered her bank card details on the fake website, after which 60,000 rubles were debited from her account. She never received the promised prize.
Police officers are taking measures to identify the perpetrator, the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia for Kazan reports.
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- Kazan resident lost 60 thousand rubles after participating in a draw
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The resident of the capital of the Republic of Tatarstan lost 60 thousand rubles after taking part in a fake draw. 17:49 20.10.2025 City Administration of Kazan - Kazan
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Police officers are taking measures to identify the perpetrator. 16:16 20.10.2025 Komsomolskaya Pravda Kazan - Kazan
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A local resident born in 1996 contacted the police. The woman reported that she received a message on one of the social networks about winning a cash prize of 230 thousand rubles. 16:02 20.10.2025 Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Tatarstan - Kazan
- A resident of Kazan lost 60 thousand rubles after participating in a fake prize draw
A local resident born in 1996 contacted the police. The woman reported that she received a message on one of the social networks about winning a cash prize of 230 thousand rubles. 15:47 20.10.2025 Ministry of Internal Affairs for Kazan - Kazan
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A woman from Kazan lost 60,000 rubles in a fake giveaway.
Scammers promised a woman a prize of 230,000 rubles Police are taking steps to identify the perpetrator. 20.10.2025. Komsomolskaya Pravda Kazan. Republic of Tatarstan. Kazan.