Gang of fitness models who stole personal data to empty bank accounts has fallen

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This is how Sousa Santos showed himself in his networks

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There, what the police described as a “telemarketing center” was operating there, with recording tools, on-call music and pre-recorded messages that claimed to be from major Brazilian banks and served to convey more truth. to the scam.

According to the site G1De Sousa Santos and his accomplices pretended to be employees of banks and credit card companies to obtain the bank details of their victims.

The scam consisted of saying that fraud had been detected in purchases made with the card, and that the victim had to transmit certain data to resolve the problem. They even sent a motorcycle courier to the deceived person’s home to pick up the card.

With all the data and cards of the victims in hand, they made purchases, made withdrawals from bank accounts, settled claims and even took out loans.

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When they broke into the apartment, police surprised Rayane and Anna Carolina as they were talking to the victims on the phone. There, officers seized several laptops and cell phones, as well as dozens of credit cards.

Officers found Excel files containing over 10,000 data on gang victims. They also found a notebook with notes showing a payment of R 416,516.30 to a man and sheets with the logo of the Bank of Brazil, which were to be delivered by courier to help deceive the victims.

Lawyer Anna Caroline de Sousa Santos He denied that his client had a double life. “During the criminal proceedings, his innocence will be proven. He has a legal occupation, a fixed residence and good services, for which the corresponding appeal will be filed for his release, ”said the lawyer. Daniel Sad, which represents the instagrammer.

Lawyer Mariana Serrano de Oliveira Yes Gabriela Silva Vieira He also denied that they were part of a gang of crooks. As he said, these are two university students who live in St.Paul and they were just visiting. “They have nothing to do with it. Their families are desperate,” the lawyer said. Norley THOMAS laundry.