The PCRS (Civil Police of Rio Grande do Sul) declared, on the morning of this Tuesday (2), a Operation “Healing fake”, which aims to dismantle a criminal organization interstate specialized in the fraud scheme known as “Fake Doctor Scam”.
Police seek to execute nine warrants preventive detention and 13 of search and seizure in the states of Mato Grosso, Goiás e Rio de Janeiro. Until now 7 people were arrested.
The investigation showed that the criminal structure exploited the emotional fragility of family members of patients hospitalized in UTIs (Intensive Care Units) in hospitals in Rio Grande do Sul and other states.
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Those involved made telephone contact with the victims, identifying themselves as doctors or clinical directors and using fictitious names and photographs obtained from the internet.
With access to confidential data, the scammers simulated a worsening of the patient’s health status, even mentioning serious illnesses and advanced stages, demanding urgent payments via Pix for tests or medications that supposedly would not be covered by the health plan.
Investigations began after recording incidents in Porto Alegre e Canoeswhere victims reported losses that, combined, exceeded tens of thousands of reais in a few days.
Architected prison crime
The leader of the scheme was identified as a 35-year-old inmate, currently held at the Penitentiary of Rondonópolis (MT). Even in prison, he was responsible for coordinating the calls and logistics of the fake doctor scam.
Previous investigations had already seized, inside his cell, notebooks with notes on the coup scripts, bank details and telephone numbers.
An investigation by DRCPE/DERCC (Electronic Property Crime Repression Office) uncovered a complex network of money laundering and identity concealment.
Money laundering and interstate logistics
A woman, resident in Rondonópolis (MT) and companion of one of those involved, was identified as responsible for the operation and management of the financial flow of bank accounts.
Em Guaratiba (RJ)two operators provided and operated the bank accounts used to receive the extorted amounts. One of the targets in Rondonópolis (MT) registered 121 keys PIX registered in your CPF.
The investigation showed that part of the profits obtained from the fraud was destined to finance a criminal faction with a strong presence in Mato Grosso.
Scam with technological sophistication
The investigations discovered that the scheme involved the use of Android emulators on computers to simulate multiple cell phones.
The practice allowed the simultaneous management of several WhatsApp accounts and banking applications, making police tracking difficult.
The Civil Police linked the telephone terminals used in the scams to cell phones in the possession of those investigated in Rondonópolis, Goiás and Rio de Janeiro through breaches of telematic secrecy, analysis of access logs, tracking of IMEIs and cross-referencing of geolocation data.
