The civil police from Goiás came to São Paulo, this Tuesday (12), to arrest eleven people suspected of carrying out internet scams.
Among those arrested are two businessmen, partners in a financial processor that was supposed to make payments for online games, including bets.
The agents launched two simultaneous police operations.
Operation Intermedius
In Operation Intermedius In addition to the businessmen, two other people were arrested who, according to the police, carried out the scams.
In practice, the company did not pass on the amounts to those who had “won”, either on betting platforms or other types of online games.
“We started investigating the company and discovered that they were committing fraud in the transaction of digital payments on online platforms. In 2022, the company had a share capital of 2 thousand reais. Today, the share capital is 6 million reais. They opened 5 more companies abroad from 2022 to 2024”, explains delegate Bárbara Buttini, from the Goiás civil police.
The “missions” scam was also carried out by the gang. The investigation found that a single victim lost R$200,000 in two days. Criminals contacted people via Telegram, paid R$2,000 or R$3,000 and the victim believed them.
From then on, the “missions” were carried out. For example: to win a certain amount, you had the challenge of liking three photos. To move up a level, the person would have to pay, with the promise of earning more and that didn’t happen.
“There’s no easy money, you’re not going to earn R$5,000 in one day for liking photos. You will sink into the hole. This mission scam is a vicious cycle. It’s never very easy. If you saw the money deposited, don’t fall for the scam”, said the delegate.
THE CNN contacted the company mentioned in the investigations, but has not received a response to date.
Operation Illusio
This Tuesday morning, another operation was also launched by the same police station in Goiás. In Operation Illusio seven people were arrested on suspicion of using advanced social engineering techniques to create a scenario that convinced victims that the scammers really represented Banco do Brasil.
“They forged the caller ID, so when the victim goes to check, they really believe that the number was from the bank,” explained the delegate.
After the scammers gained the victims’ trust, they were induced to make transfers under the pretext of “account security”. A single woman lost more than R$400,000.
The 11 detained in São Paulo are sent to prisons in Goiás today.
This content was originally published in Businesspeople from SP are arrested on suspicion of scams involving bets on the CNN Brasil website.
Source: CNN Brasil
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