Young people aged 14-24 make up about a quarter of victims of scams
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- According to a Bank of Russia survey with the participation of almost 460 thousand people in 2025, 22% of victims of fraud are young people aged 14 to 24 years.
- The regulator attributes this to a false sense of confidence due to high digital literacy, neglect of basic information security rules and active use of the digital space.
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Why It Matters
Bank of Russia survey conducted in 2025 with nearly 460,000 participants examined fraud victim demographics.
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Young people aged 14 to 24 make up about a quarter of all victims of scams.
According to the results of a Bank of Russia survey, in which almost 460 thousand people took part in 2025, 22% of victims of fraud are young people aged 14 to 24 years.
High levels of digital literacy can lull young people into a false sense of confidence, causing them to neglect basic information security rules.
MOSCOW, September 16 - RIA Novosti. Young people aged 14 to 24 make up about a quarter of all victims of fraud, this may be due to the fact that they neglect basic information security rules, the Bank of Russia told RIA Novosti.
“According to the results of a survey by the Bank of Russia, in which almost 460 thousand people took part in 2025, 22% of respondents affected by fraudsters were young people aged 14 to 24 years,” the Central Bank said as part of a special RIA Novosti project “Code from SMS.”
The regulator notes that citizens of this age are active users of the digital space and usually live in cities.
At the same time, the Central Bank believes that a high level of digital literacy gives them a false sense of confidence. “Young people may neglect the basic rules of information security - rarely changing their password, installing programs and applications from unverified sources, and so on,” they concluded.
Open Questions
- What specific measures does the Bank of Russia propose to protect young people from scammers?
- How has the level of youth fraud changed compared to previous years?
