Media: the number of calls from telephone scammers has decreased significantly

Since the beginning of 2026, the number of potentially dangerous calls from scammers has noticeably decreased in Russia.

Operators attribute the decrease in the number of fraudulent calls to new laws and improved AI-based protection systems.

MOSCOW, October 10 - RIA Novosti. The number of potentially dangerous calls from scammers has decreased noticeably in Russia since the beginning of 2026, the Izvestia newspaper reports, citing company data.

“During January–September 2026, the number of potentially dangerous calls from the largest operators decreased noticeably... Beeline recorded 871 million such calls - almost three times less than during the same period in 2025. MTS Defender identified and blocked more than 2 billion fraudulent and spam calls (-27%),” the publication writes, citing company estimates.

In addition, according to Izvestia, Megafon recorded 253.4 million calls from intruders, while in 2025 it recorded 581.9 million, and in 2024 - 1.2 billion.