Sao Paulo Military Police arrested seven people this Tuesday (9)Pix’s gang“, what fraud practiced with the aim of stealing money from victims to take advantage of the instant payment tool. They were detained in the Pirituba region, north of the city of São Paulo.
Used group, usually men, to shoot targets Photos of a 13-year-old girl this was fake profile on a dating app where she pretends to be an underage woman. The scam account was used to set up appointments with people interested in the girl. G1.
where it came from wrong datevictims were kidnapped and forced to give their bank account details to be carried out. transfers via pix. In captivity, police found two men held there for over 24 hours.
The Prime Minister arrived at the place used as Pix Quadrilha’s base, following the complaint of a friend of one of the men held in the private prison. Two victims duped by the group were hacked and money stolen from their accounts.
Hits increased by 350%
In the prison house in Jardim Rincão, police arrested the group suspected of involvement in the crimes, including five men, a woman and a teenager whose photos were used in the coup. A fake weapon used to threaten victims was also seized.
Banking fraud expected to reach BRL 2.5 billion in 2022, i.e. 70% via Pix
PIX scam According to data from cybersecurity company PSafe, newly discovered studies like this one grew more than 350% in April and May. The survey shows approx. 7,000 scam attempts per dayperiod, leaving the users of the tool on the alert.
One of the recently featured scams involving functionality launched by the Central Bank in November 2020 is “Urubu do PIX”. malicious campaign transfers via whatsappIt promises to multiply the sums sent by the victims with a lucrative offer that has deceived many on social networks.
Source: Tec Mundo
