The Civil Police arrested one of the biggest fraudsters for carrying out the “card scam”, through the launch of Operation Scambio Di Carte, in Gravataí, last Wednesday (15).
According to the police, the 42-year-old man, born in São Paulo, who was traveling to Rio Grande do Sul to carry out the scam at bank branches, was arrested with the support of the Federal Highway Police.
According to the Deputy Delegate of the Torres Police Station, Éwerton Melo, the suspect carried out the scam, mainly on elderly people, when the victims entered the password at the bank’s self-service teller machine .
“The suspect entered the agencies and changed the victim’s card, without the victim noticing. Then, in possession of the stolen bank card, the individual made several withdrawals from the victim’s account”, explained the Chief Delegate of the Torres Police Station, Marcos Vinicius Muniz Veloso.
Furthermore, along with him, a vehicle was also seized that was used to carry out scams in several cities in Rio Grande do Sul, such as Santa Rosa, Eldorado do Sul, Santa Maria, Erechim, Cachoeira do Sul, Lajeado, Santa Rosa, Porto Alegre and Litoral Norte. .
Investigations found that with the money stolen from the victims’ accounts, the suspect made several cell phone purchases and purchases in shopping malls. The value of the damage caused to the victims is high, as the scams reached values exceeding R$100,000.00 each.
This content was originally published in Police arrest one of the biggest “card scam” embezzlers in RS on the CNN Brasil website.
Source: CNN Brasil
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