Men who pretended to be civil police officers were recorded in a false approach at a hotel in Ribeirão Preto, SP Social media The two suspects who pretended to be civil police officers during a false approach at a hotel in Ribeirão Preto (SP), demanded the transfer of almost R$800,000 in cryptocurrencies, according to police investigations. The victim is an 18-year-old digital influencer. He was handcuffed, placed in the trunk of a car, and taken by fake police officers to Cravinhos (SP), where he was forced to transfer the funds. "They identified, in a certain way, that this victim dealt with cryptocurrencies. And, knowing this information, they disguised themselves as civil police officers and managed to enter the hotel, they took this person, the victim is an 18-year-old young man who deals with cryptocurrencies. Then, this person was taken in a vehicle and forced to transfer values ??to these criminals", said this Monday (13) delegate José Carvalho de Araújo Junior. ?Click here to follow the g1 Ribeirão e Franca channel on WhatsApp According to police investigations, the fake police officers and the influencer live in São Paulo and the criminals knew that the victim was staying at the hotel in Ribeirão Preto. They knew how the young man acted because they followed him on social media.
Duo who pretended to be police officers stole R$800,000 in cryptocurrencies after falsely approaching an influencer in a hotel in the interior of SP
Men who pretended to be civil police officers were recorded in a false approach at a hotel in Ribeirão Preto, SP Social media The two suspects who pretended to be civil police officers during a false approach at a hotel...
One of the suspects was arrested on July 3 and the other is on the run. As their identities were not disclosed, g1 was unable to locate their defense until the last update of this report. READ MORE Man arrested for pretending to be a civil police officer was recorded in a false approach at a hotel in Ribeirão Suspect of pretending to be a civil police officer is arrested after a chase and exchange of gunfire According to the police chief, the police are investigating the participation of other people in the action. "The police are identifying whether there are other people involved, although this investigation is already being closed and an arrest has been made. Our job now is to find out whether there are other people involved or not." See more news from the region on g1 Ribeirão Preto and Franca VIDEOS: Everything about Ribeirão Preto, Franca and the region
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