Police identify 7 suspects of being part of a gang that stole passengers during app rides in Greater BH

The driver of the vehicle was arrested, and his accomplice is wanted. The two would be part of the group directly responsible for the robberies, which maintained a profile on the Uber platform (read more below). In a note, the company said that the only account used in the episodes was not fraudulent and was deactivated (see full position at the bottom of the page).

The second group, described by the investigation as administrative-financial, had five members, including a teenager. According to delegate Flávio Grossi, the criminals provided personal data used in driver registrations and bank accounts that received amounts taken from the victims.

Delegate Flávio Grossi also stated that the company responsible for the application collaborated with the investigation. He recommends that, before entering the vehicle, the passenger checks whether information such as the car and other data displayed in the application correspond to the requested trip.

"Uber regrets the cases and informs that it collaborated with the competent authorities, in accordance with the law. The platform clarifies that the only driver account used in the episodes was not fraudulent and was deactivated from the platform. The other accounts created with signs of fraud were identified by the internal anti-fraud teams and controls, which prevented their use.

The platform highlights that it maintains a contract with Serpro, the Federal Government's IT company, to confirm the registration information of partner drivers and their vehicles. All registered partners also undergo a periodic check for criminal records, starting from the first trip. The company also implements facial recognition algorithms and, when creating the account, checks whether the profile photo collected from the partner driver is genuine, taken live and whether it does not correspond to an active or previously deactivated profile. Additionally, the app randomly prompts driver partners to take a selfie before accepting a ride or going online to verify that the person using the app matches the person in the account we have on file."