Operation against betting scheme arrests duo and seizes luxury cars and R$610,000 A Civil Police operation against an illegal raffle scheme arrested two men this Sunday (5) and seized three luxury cars and R$610,000 in banknotes in a property in Vila Monteiro, in Piracicaba (SP). The investigation 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. 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. ? Click here to follow the g1 Piracicaba channel on WhatsApp The cards were sold for R$10 both through resellers and messaging apps, with payments processed by a digital financial intermediation platform, Seccold reported. Luxury cars seized Luxury cars, money and raffle material were seized in an operation against a betting scheme in Piracicaba Civil Police At the property where the group held the raffle broadcast on social media, the police seized a BMW 320i, a Toyota Hilux and a Honda Civic. In addition to the vehicles, the following were seized: personalized raffle urn with the "Vida Sorte" brand with 60 numbered balls; cash register for financial control of card sales; computers, notebooks, tablets and cell phones used in the management and live broadcast of the event; documents, contracts, sales records, spreadsheets and financial statements; graphic and advertising material to publicize the clandestine draw, in addition to a ballot counting machine. The 60-year-old man, identified as the organizer and administrator of the fraudulent scheme, was identified only by the initials A. L. E.. The other prisoner, E. O. S., aged 65, was the nominal owner of the shell company used for the operation, EOS LTDA. "The aforementioned legal entity had been created just 45 days before the draw, with a declared share capital of R$ 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, a philanthropic entity that had no connection 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