Million-Dollar Scam With Data Leak Through PIX Puts Several Southeast Cities on Alert

Written by Roberta Souza

Published on 10/11/2022 at 10:59

Updated on 11/11/2022 at 14:41

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Gang Executes New Scam Using PIX (Instant Payment Platform) Causing Losses of Over 10 Million Reais for Town Halls

Criminals took advantage of the immediacy of the digital platform PIX to difficult the tracking of the stolen money. In this scam, most of the victims were town halls in small cities in the southeast, which lost a significant amount of money that would be invested for the benefit of the local population.

How Was the PIX Scam Executed?

To divert money from the town halls, the gang specialized in digital scams used data that was leaked in the first half of 2021. They contacted public servants who had access to the town hall bank accounts and posed as a bank employee. Thus, they were able to convince them that it was necessary to update the account information and sent a fake bank website for them to re-enter the data.

With the town halls’ passwords in hand, the thieves began to make instant transfers to the registered accounts. When the money reached them, it was transferred via PIX to hundreds of other accounts, making tracking them practically impossible. According to delegate Everson Contelli, they also used digital currencies and credit card machines to carry out the diversion.

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Police Arrest Criminals and Warn Population About the PIX Scam

With great difficulty, the police managed to identify the owners of the bank accounts that received the money stolen from the town halls. On October 18th, 11 of the criminals were arrested, but 3 remain at large.

It is important to remember that anyone is exposed to this type of crime. Do not trust supposed messages from your bank, especially if a link is sent to fill in data. Call the bank through another phone line to verify the legitimacy of the contact.

Million-Dollar Scam With Data Leak Through PIX Puts Several Southeast Cities on Alert

Gang Executes New Scam Using PIX (Instant Payment Platform) Causing Losses of Over 10 Million Reais for Town Halls

How Was the PIX Scam Executed?

Police Arrest Criminals and Warn Population About the PIX Scam

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