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Várzea Grande police arrest youth for selling bank account used in R$ 50,000 scam

Police in Várzea Grande, Mato Grosso, arrested a 19-year-old man for selling his bank account details to facilitate a R$ 50,000 scam. The victim, a 62-year-old man, was tricked into making a PIX transfer via a fraudulent social media advertisement for a vehicle.

The suspect confessed to selling his account access for R$ 700 to an individual advertising on Facebook. Authorities noted that under Brazilian law, providing bank accounts to circulate criminal funds is a punishable offense. The suspect remains in custody awaiting a hearing.

In a separate incident in São Paulo, a farmer reported a fraud where her vehicle was used as unauthorized collateral for a financing scheme in Rio Grande do Sul, leading to an attempted seizure of her car by judicial officers.

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Civil Police · Mato Grosso · Polícia Civil · Várzea Grande