Rise In PIX Fraud Wave: Criminals Use Fake Names, Execute Sophisticated Scams, and Force Banks To Delete 245 Million Keys In Brazil

Written by Fabio Lucas Carvalho

Published on 17/10/2025 at 18:14

Criminosos usam nomes falsos em golpes com PIX e obrigam bancos a excluir 245 milhões de chaves em sete meses para conter a crescente onda de fraudes

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The Wave of PIX Scams Worries Authorities: Fraudsters Use False Names, Simulate Known Companies, and Exploit Distractions to Deceive Victims. Fraud Has Increased So Much That Banks Were Forced to Cancel About 245 Million Keys in Just Seven Months

In the last seven months, banks have canceled nearly 250 million PIX keys across the country.

The main reason is the increasing attempts at fraud, which continue to exploit users’ haste and distraction.

Six Frauds For Every 100 Thousand Transactions

The scams reflect a problem that affects millions of Brazilians. According to the Central Bank of Brazil, six out of every 100 thousand transactions made via PIX are fraudulent.

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Stricter Security Measures

The increase in the number of deletions coincides with changes made by the Central Bank to enhance security.

One of the main determinations is that keys linked to irregular people or companies in the Federal Revenue should be canceled, as criminals had been using false names to implement scams.

“The fraudster would create a PIX key and associate that PIX key with a name that was not theirs, but could belong to a power company, a non-profit association, but with a small difference in spelling,” explained Renato Gomes, director of the Central Bank, to Globo.

According to him, requiring that the CPF and name linked to the account match the records of the Revenue “closes the door” on this type of scam.

Rise In PIX Fraud Wave: Criminals Use Fake Names, Execute Sophisticated Scams, and Force Banks To Delete 245 Million Keys In Brazil

The Wave of PIX Scams Worries Authorities: Fraudsters Use False Names, Simulate Known Companies, and Exploit Distractions to Deceive Victims. Fraud Has Increased So Much That Banks Were Forced to Cancel About 245 Million Keys in Just Seven Months

Six Frauds For Every 100 Thousand Transactions

Stricter Security Measures

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Rise In PIX Fraud Wave: Criminals Use Fake Names, Execute Sophisticated Scams, and Force Banks To Delete 245 Million Keys In Brazil

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