Translation. Region: Russian Federation –
Source: Central Bank of Russia
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In 2025, women were less likely than men to encounter various types of financial fraud. However, they were more likely to make mistakes under the influence of criminals, leading to theft of funds. This data was obtained by the Bank of Russia through an annual survey of nearly 460,000 people from all regions of the country.
Phone calls remain the primary channel for scammers to communicate with people. However, phishing links, fake QR codes, and malware have increased. The latter method resulted in twice as many losses as phone calls.
Women were more likely to be victims of scammers' phone calls and, as a result, more likely than men to disclose codes from SMS messages and push notifications. Men were more likely to be targeted via messaging apps and scammed on websites and apps. They were more likely than women to download malware and disclose personal and financial information.
Most victims transferred money to the scammers themselves. The average loss was up to 20,000 rubles. The largest proportion of respondents who lost more than 1 million rubles as a result of fraud were pensioners.
According to the survey, 29% of respondents encountered cyber fraud last year, a 5 percentage point decrease from the previous year. A third of those who lost money failed to remember financial security rules when confronted by criminals. The number of victims who reported the theft to both their bank and the police increased to nearly 40%.
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