The suspect allegedly requested duplicate cell phone cards to change bank account access codes. In total, the scheme would have involved 9 people.
The Porto Public Prosecutor’s Office accuses a 42-year-old woman of leading a fraudulent scheme that injured 81 victims and resulted in an embezzlement of R$188,000 between 2019 and 2023. The defendant, with access to telephone company databases, collected private information, such as CPF and bank details, and used it to commit crimes involving credit cards.
The scheme involved issuing duplicate cell phone cards to victims, allowing the suspect to change bank account access codes and take control of available money. The fraud also included direct connections with victims, in which the accused posed as an employee of financial entities to gain access to accounts.
Among the crimes, the case of a neighbor of the accused stands out, who stole her credit card in 2019, stealing more than two thousand euros. Even after the elderly woman’s death, the accused continued using the card for purchases and transfers. In 2023, he accessed the account of another deceased woman, carrying out 120 transactions on the account. value of 22 thousand euros when posing as the owner to customer service.
With the money embezzled, the woman shopped at clothing storesaccessories, esoteric items and lingerie, as well as TVDE trips. The scheme also involved the parents, the sister, two ex-partners, a cousin and other accomplices, totaling nine defendants, writes the .
One of the accused’s former companions confessed to the scheme in 2022 and handed over to authorities a flash drive with victim information, revealing that the scams were motivated by the purchase of drugs and that, although everyone collaborated, it was the accused who planned and distributed the profits. . Another accomplice confirmed the involvement and highlighted the consumption of illicit substances as a common factor.
The investigations included images from security cameras, which captured the accused asking for duplicate cards in stores, claiming they were for her husband, allegedly without documents due to a robbery.
The Public Prosecutor’s Office accuses the woman of 246 crimesincluding qualified fraud, computer fraud and illegitimate access to accounts.
