The Federal Police (PF) launched this Tuesday (2) the operation “Don’t Be an Orange!” in 13 states and the Federal District.
Federal and civilian police seized assets from people who gave up personal accounts to receive funds from scams and fraud against bank customers.
The operation is supported by the Brazilian Federation of Banks (Febraban).
The PF fulfilled 43 warrants with the support of the Civil Police of the Federal District and São Paulo. According to the corporation, the investigated frauds amount to R$ 18.2 million.
“The Federal Police warns society that: lending bank accounts to receive fraudulent credits is a crime, in addition to causing considerable damage to citizens, either because of the offensive potential of this type of criminal conduct”, says the corporation, in a note.
This is the first nationwide operation to curb this type of crime.
Searches and seizures are provided for in Law 14,155, which provides for severe punishments for fraud and scams committed through electronic means.
Penalties can reach up to eight years in prison, plus a fine, and can be aggravated if the crimes use servers held outside Brazil, or if the victim is an elderly or vulnerable person.
The crimes punished by the law include fraud through digital transactions, in addition to scams such as the cloning of WhatsApp, the fake bank employee, and in addition to “phishing” scams, which capture a user’s personal data through messages and e-mails. fake emails that try to trick you into clicking on suspicious links.
The operation is part of the Tentaculos Agreement, a technical cooperation agreement between the Federal Police and Febraban signed in 2017 to combat electronic bank fraud.
Source: CNN Brasil
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