Machines seized during operation in Maceió and Rio Largo Divulgação/PC-AL The Civil Police of Alagoas carried out, this Thursday (2), an operation to dismantle a criminal organization suspected of causing a loss of R$ 1.5 million to financial institutions. In addition to executing warrants, the Court ordered the freezing of the assets of those being investigated. ?Join the g1 alagoas channel In total, 26 search and seizure warrants were executed at addresses located in Maceió, the majority in the Santa Lúcia neighborhood, and in Rio Largo, in the metropolitan region of the capital. The court orders were issued by the 17th Criminal Court of the Capital. According to investigations, the group is suspected of crimes of electronic fraud, money laundering and criminal organization. Those investigated carried out a scam known as "chargeback", in which they used machines from financial institutions to record simulated purchases as if they were legitimate transactions.
AL Police dismantle criminals suspected of causing losses of R$1.5 million to financial institutions
Machines seized during operation in Maceió and Rio Largo Divulgação/PC-AL The Civil Police of Alagoas carried out, this Thursday (2), an operation to dismantle a criminal organization suspected of causing a loss of R$...
Cardholders then challenged the purchases, leading financial institutions to refund amounts that had already been advanced to companies linked to the group. When the institutions tried to recover the funds, the money had already been transferred to several third-party accounts, making it difficult to track and recover the amounts, according to the Civil Police. According to delegate Maria Eduarda de Carvalho, there are signs that the organization is also involved in other types of financial fraud, which continue to be investigated by the Civil Police.
