Banks did not return a single ruble to customers in this category.…
Banks did not return a single ruble to customers in this category. The Central Bank of Russia recorded 1,764 cases of fraudulent operations 'without opening an account' (i.e., thefts during cash withdrawals) in the second quarter of 2026.
Consensus
- In the second quarter of 2026 (April–June), the number of fraudulent ATM operations in Russia reached 1,764.
- The total amount of money stolen through these ATM frauds in Q2 2026 was 252.3 million rubles.
- The number of such incidents in Q2 2026 exceeded the total number for the entire year of 2025.
- The number of attempted fraud attacks on bank clients in April–June 2026 was 17.5 million.
- Banks successfully blocked 17.5 million attempted frauds, preventing losses of nearly 1.9 trillion rubles.
- The number of actual successful fraudulent transactions in April–June 2026 (458,700) was 7.5% lower than in the first quarter.
- The total financial loss from successful frauds in April–June 2026 amounted to less than 7.4 billion rubles.
- Banks returned 514.6 million rubles to victims, increasing the compensation rate to 7%.
- The Central Bank of Russia initiated the blocking of 4,600 fraudulent websites and social media pages.
- The Central Bank of Russia provided 7,800 phone numbers used by fraudsters to telecom operators.
- Mothers and fathers were advised not to publish personal information about themselves or their families on social media.
Points of divergence
- Law enforcement authorities opened 1,145 criminal cases related to money laundering in the first half of 2026, a record high for the past 15 years. — tg_moscowtimes_ru
- Experts attribute the rise in money laundering to faster detection by banks, FNS, and Rosfinmonitoring, and increased use of cryptocurrencies. — tg_mosguru
- Banks did not return any money to clients in cases of ATM theft, with a 0% compensation rate for this category. — tg_govorit_nemoskva
- The Central Bank of Russia changed its methodology for counting incidents in Q3 2024, which affected the comparability of data. — kommersant
- Since May 2026, banks are required to accept reports of ATM fraud not only from their own clients but also from clients of other financial institutions. — vm
- The share of stolen funds from legal entities increased from 7.8% to 11.3%. — fontanka
- The Central Bank of Russia initiated blocking of 4,600 malicious websites and social media pages. — vedomosti
Coverage (9 sources)
- Russian security forces have opened a record number of money laundering cases in 15 years — The Moscow Times
- Money laundering in Russia hits record levels. 1145 such crimes identified in the first half of the year. — Первый Московский
- The number of thefts through ATMs in Russia increased almost 77 times in a year. Banks did not return a single ruble to customers in this category... — Говорит НеМосква
- The Central Bank recorded an increase in thefts of funds through ATMs in the second quarter — Коммерсантъ
- New surge of fraud: scammers have targeted ATMs — Вести
- RBC: Russia recorded multiple-fold increase in ATM thefts — Вечерняя Москва
- In three months banks repelled fraudulent attacks on 1.9 trillion rubles — Фонтанка
- Central Bank initiated blocking of 4600 fraudulent websites and pages in social networks — Ведомости
- Central Bank: In the second quarter, banks did not allow scammers to steal money 17.5 million times — Ведомости