A courier was detained in Kamchatka in the case of embezzlement of 45 million rubles.

In Kamchatka, employees of the Department for combating cybercrime of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia in the Kamchatka Territory detained a 32-year-old Muscovite who is suspected of participating in an organized criminal group and stealing more than 45 million rubles from two residents of the region. This was reported on June 4 in the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia in the region.

"The detainee's role in the criminal scheme was to receive stolen funds from a local courier and transport them to Moscow for further distribution among the members of the organized group. After receiving the money, he left the territory of the Kamchatka Territory," the publication says on the VKontakte social network.

According to the investigation, in April 2026, fraudsters called victims through messengers, posing as FSB officers, and convinced them that the money was at risk of theft. Under the pretext of "saving" their savings, the pensioners withdrew all their savings and handed them over to a courier, who then delivered the money to the suspect from Moscow. The total damage to the two victims exceeded 45 million rubles.

A criminal case has been opened against the defendant under Part 4 of Article 159 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation ("Fraud on an especially large scale"). It is noted that the investigation is ongoing, other members of the group and possible additional episodes are being established.

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On June 3, the Primorsky Krai Prosecutor's office reported that telephone fraudsters in the region had lured 4.7 million rubles from a pensioner. It was noted that at first a fraudster called the woman, who allegedly introduced herself as an employee of the Gosuslugi service and claimed "theft" of personal data. The interdistrict prosecutor's Office opened a criminal case under Part 4 of Article 159 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation ("Fraud on an especially large scale").