Operation Data Venia dismantles group investigated for fake lawyer scam with losses exceeding R$1 million in Pará Ministry of Justice/Disclosure An operation arrested 37 people investigated for carrying out the fake lawyer scam. According to the Directorate for Combating Cybercrimes of the National Public Security Secretariat (Senasp), the estimated loss from the scam is more than R$1 million in Pará. Operation Data Venia, commanded by security forces from Pará, served 54 preventive arrest warrants and 60 home search and seizure warrants in municipalities in Ceará. The action confirmed to g1 this Monday (27) was initiated on Thursday (23) by the Civil Police of Pará, with support from the Ministry of Justice and Public Security (MJSP) and the Civil Police of Ceará. According to investigations, the criminal group operated through social engineering, contacting victims via messaging applications. The criminals presented themselves as lawyers or members of law firms and used public data from legal proceedings and technical language to give credibility to the fraud. "Victims were induced to believe that they had amounts to receive in legal proceedings and were then charged alleged costs, taxes or notary fees to release the funds," reported the Ministry of Justice and Public Security. ? Follow the g1 Pará channel on WhatsApp
Operation arrests 37 suspects of fake lawyer scam and loss of R$1 million in Pará
Operation Data Venia dismantles group investigated for fake lawyer scam with losses exceeding R$1 million in Pará Ministry of Justice/Disclosure An operation arrested 37 people investigated for carrying out the fake...
The investigation was conducted by the State Directorate for Combating Cybercrime of the Civil Police of Pará and also identified police procedures related to the same investigated in the states of Mato Grosso, Amazonas and Amapá, which indicates operations in different units of the federation. Investigations continue to analyze the seized devices, identify others involved and map the destination of the resources. According to the agency, those investigated may be held liable, depending on the case, for electronic fraud, criminal association, criminal organization and money laundering. Guidelines from the Ministry of Justice The Ministry of Justice advises the population to be suspicious of charges or requests for PIX or bank transfer to release amounts supposedly linked to legal proceedings. The agency recommends not making transfers to third-party accounts or unknown PIX keys, confirming requests directly with lawyers or offices through official channels and, in case of suspicion, registering a police report and saving screenshots, receipts and numbers used by scammers. VIDEOS: see all the news from Pará Read more news from the state on g1 Pará
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