Illegal sweepstakes scheme in the interior of SP 'stole' data from football school The illegal sweepstakes scheme that ended with the arrest of two men, aged 60 and 65, and the seizure of three luxury cars and R$610,000 in notes in a Piracicaba property (SP), this Sunday (5), stole data from a football school in Pará and a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) in the Federal District (DF). The institutions are victims and, according to the Civil Police, have no connection with the fraud and were unaware that the data was used fraudulently. Understand how the scheme worked, below. The suspects are scheduled to undergo a custody hearing on Monday afternoon (6). The seizures took place in a property in the Vila Monteiro neighborhood in Piracicaba (SP). Luxury cars, money and raffle materials were seized in an operation against a betting scheme in Piracicaba Civil Police Operation The Civil Police operation targeted those responsible for "Vida Sorte", a betting scheme that promised a main prize of R$100,000 in cash, in addition to three secondary prizes of R$5,000 and thirty rounds of "super spins" of R$500 each. The incident occurred while the group was carrying out the draw. ? Click here to follow the g1 Piracicaba channel on WhatsApp Operation against betting scheme arrests duo and seizes luxury cars and R$ 610 thousand How did the scheme work? According to the Specialized Sector for Combating Corruption, Organized Crime and Money Laundering (Seccold) of the Piracicaba Civil Police, the cards were sold in Piracicaba and cities in the region, such as Limeira. The cards were sold for R$10 both through resellers and messaging applications, with payments processed by a digital financial intermediation platform, Seccold reported. Luxury cars seized At the property where the group held the draw broadcast on social media, police officers seized a BMW 320i, a Toyota Hilux and a Honda Civic. In addition to the vehicles, the following were seized: personalized raffle urn with the "Vida Sorte" brand with 60 numbered balls; cash register for financial control of card sales; computers, notebooks, tablets and cell phones used in the management and live broadcast of the event; documents, contracts, sales records, spreadsheets and financial statements; graphic and advertising material to publicize the clandestine draw, in addition to a ballot counting machine. The 60-year-old man, identified as the organizer and administrator of the fraudulent scheme, was identified only by the initials A. L. E.. The other prisoner, E. O. S., aged 65, was the nominal owner of the shell company used for the operation, EOS LTDA. "The aforementioned legal entity had been created just 45 days before the draw, with a declared share capital of R$ 25,000.00 — a value considered negligible compared to the millionaire fundraising under investigation", informed the police. Luxury cars were seized in Piracicaba during an operation against an illegal betting scheme Civil Police Investigators discovered that the suspects used a Certificate of Authorization that belongs to a football club in Tucuruí, Pará, and an environmental NGO in the Federal District, indicated as a philanthropic entity. The institutions had no relationship with the draw held in the interior of São Paulo. "The company of those being investigated did not have any legal authorization from the competent federal bodies to carry out commercial draws", added the police, in a statement. According to the police, investigations will continue to identify other suspects of participating in the scheme. Two men are arrested during an operation against an illegal lottery scheme in Piracicaba VIDEOS: everything about Piracicaba and the region N See more news about the region at g1 Piracicaba