The Federal Police, in coordination with the Federal Highway Police, dismantled a criminal organization specialized in the use of false digital documents to commit fraud against Caixa Econômica Federal. The operation took place this Friday (30). According to the corporation, the group operated in a highly organized and sophisticated manner, exploiting loopholes in the digital financial system to obtain illicit gains.
In the action, eight men and five women were arrested in flagrante delicto in Santana do Livramento and Porto Alegre, both in Rio Grande do Sul, for the crimes of aggravated fraud, document forgery, use of false documents and criminal association.
Investigations revealed that the group began its activities by illegally obtaining personal information from third parties. This data was obtained through phishing tactics, purchasing information on illegal markets and, in some cases, by hacking into the systems of companies that store this information.
With this data in hand, the suspects used advanced graphic editing tools to falsify digital documents, created with a level of quality that made it difficult for financial institutions to detect fraud.
With the false documents in hand, the criminals pretended to be third parties and made several cash withdrawals from the victims’ accounts. The criminal operation caused significant losses to the financial institution and to the victims whose data was compromised.
