PCDF Arrests Suspected Ring Behind Fake Lawmaker Profiles in Pix Scams

Overview

• The second phase of Operação Falsa Tribuna led to arrests and search-and-seizure actions targeting an alleged organization specialized in online scams.
• Investigators say the group created messaging accounts using photos and public data of deputies and ex-deputies to pose as trusted contacts and solicit immediate Pix transfers.
• During a search in Goiânia, officers seized a device attached to an electronic ankle monitor of a suspect identified as a group manager, which will be forensically tested after police raised interference concerns.
• Authorities have not disclosed how many people were arrested or the names of the parliamentarians whose identities were misused.
• Police cite evidence supporting charges of false identity, electronic fraud, money laundering and criminal association, while work continues to identify additional members, trace funds and assess losses.