São Paulo Police Shut Down Faria Lima Scam Hub in 'Título Sombrio' Operation

Overview

• Officers closed a call-and-messaging center in a commercial building on Avenida Faria Lima and took 12 people to the DCCIBER after Thursday's raid.
• Investigators report the scheme used illicitly obtained data, fake court notices and CPF block alerts, and phone threats targeting elderly victims.
• The operation also hit a base in Carapicuíba and uncovered a web of front and shared companies, including entities in the names of laranjas, to move illicit funds.
• In a parallel probe, the Federal District police identified 16 victims with losses exceeding R$ 500,000, including an elderly woman who lost R$ 212,500 after being steered into transfers and large loans.
• Authorities seized computers, cellphones and high-value vehicles, and obtained orders to freeze accounts, suspend company activities and sequester assets as investigations continue to map the network and financial flows.