Scammers impersonate federal agents to steal R$ 170,000 in cryptocurrencies

2026-01-24 01:38:29

Source: PortaldoBitcoin Original Title: Scammers Pose as Federal Police to Steal R$ 170,000 in Cryptocurrency from Brazilian Woman Original Link: A new sophisticated scam has emerged in Brazil: criminals impersonate Federal Police officers (PF) and tell the victim that they are under investigation for financial crimes. The ultimate goal is to convince the person to transfer all their money for a supposed verification. When they receive the amount through a cryptocurrency platform, the scammers disappear completely.

The case involved a 57-year-old businesswoman from São Paulo who lost R$ 170,000. The criminals contacted her and gained her trust after revealing they knew personal details such as her name, ID numbers, home address, and email addresses.

With this information, the scammers convinced her they were from the PF. At this point, they told the businesswoman that she was being investigated for allegedly having a bank account in her name that had moved R$ 8 million. She was then asked to prove she was not involved in the case.

The criminals said that the businesswoman should go to Brasília or hold an online meeting. She chose the latter, and in this virtual meeting, the scammers used PF badges and conducted the meeting in a room with a background featuring the organization’s logo.

A routine of multiple online meetings was established, creating a strange dynamic: the businesswoman would report every four hours where she was and what she planned to do, even asking for permission to travel or leave her house. She believed she was providing the authorities with the necessary information.

Everything culminated with the scammers asking the businesswoman to transfer all her money, a total of R$ 170,000, so they could perform a supposed legality check on the funds. To do this, they instructed her to send the money to a cryptocurrency platform.

Soon after the transfer, the criminals stole the R$ 170,000 in cryptocurrencies and disappeared. The Federal Police has issued a statement warning about the scam and reiterates that they will never request any bank transfers.

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