A 70-year-old resident of St. Petersburg fell victim to fraudsters who forced her to install the Max messenger and transfer 2.5 million rubles under the pretext of protecting her savings. This was reported by the publication 47news. On August 15, the retiree contacted law enforcement. According to her, a man first called her, claiming to be an employee of Rosfinmonitoring. He convinced her to download Max, citing the need to declare funds and vulnerabilities in bank accounts. Later, another scammer called her, introducing himself as an FSB officer. Under the guise of securing her savings, he persuaded her to hand over the money via a courier. Over two days, the retiree handed over the specified amount. Realizing she had been deceived, the St. Petersburg woman filed a police report. A criminal case has been initiated under Part 4 of Article 159 of the Russian Criminal Code (fraud on an especially large scale). As reported by Echo, this is not the only scam involving Max. On August 14, the Kursk publication Drug Dlya Druga described a similar scheme: a resident of Kursk received a call on this messenger informing her of an allegedly received parcel and asking for an SMS code. Later, another fraudster posing as a Roskomnadzor employee convinced her to transfer 444,000 rubles "to protect her funds." Earlier, Roskomnadzor announced partial restrictions on calls via Telegram and WhatsApp, labeling these foreign services as primary tools for fraud, extortion, and recruitment into banned organizations. Meanwhile, representatives of Max stated that in July, the app blocked over 10,000 numbers used by scammers posing as employees of banks, government agencies, or law enforcement.