DF group is suspected of selling 'kit' to scam false relatives; understand

The same group also sold a "kit" for other people to carry out the same scam. The package contained data on the victims and their families, as well as a script for the conversation to carry out the crime.

The agents served five arrest warrants and five search and seizure warrants in Ceilândia, Taguatinga and Goiânia (GO). The targets are two women, aged 24 and 46, and three men, between 31 and 48 years old.

The Civil Police identified at least 19 incidents linked to the group, with losses of approximately R$73,000. A single victim lost R$53,000. Among the victims are elderly people between 75 and 83 years old.

According to investigations, the group had been operating since at least 2024 and was based in Ceilândia. The head of the group is a former telephone operator employee, who registered chips in people's names without their consent.

The Civil Police points out that a single cell phone registered more than 6,000 chip activations, which were already sold enabled and in third-party CPF numbers.

According to investigators, another part of the group operated in Goiânia, receiving the chips and creating accounts on a social messaging network. This group was also responsible for selling "kits" for carrying out the scam, with data on the victims and their families, as well as a script for the conversation.

Those investigated may be charged with criminal organization, embezzlement qualified by electronic fraud, with increased penalties when committed against the elderly and money laundering. Penalties can exceed 26 years in prison.

This Wednesday's operation is coordinated by the Special Police Station for the Repression of Cyber ​​Crimes of the DF (DRCC), linked to the Department for Combating Corruption and Organized Crime, with support from the State Police Office for the Repression of Cyber ​​Crimes of Goiás (DERCC).