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The Peterburger Lost 2.5 Million Rubles Through the Max Messer because of the Crooks.

Summary by RTVI
The fraudsters tricked a 70-year-old St. Petersburg resident into establishing a massenger, MAX, who was then lured out 2.5 million rubles. 47news.ru and MK St. Petersburg with a reference to the police.
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An elderly resident of the Krasnogvardeisky district of St. Petersburg was deceived by telephone scammers, MK v Pitere reports. The 70-year-old pensioner received a call from a fraudster who introduced himself as an employee of the Rosfinance company. He explained that her savings needed to be “protected and declared” and suggested installing the Max messenger for this purpose. Soon, another fraudster called the elderly woman, who introduced him…

The fraudsters tricked a 70-year-old St. Petersburg resident into establishing a massenger, MAX, who was then lured out 2.5 million rubles. 47news.ru and MK St. Petersburg with a reference to the police.

·Moscow, Russian Federation
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RTVI broke the news in Moscow, Russian Federation on Saturday, August 16, 2025.
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