Police in Pará are investigating a scam involving the alteration of payment slips that resulted in significant financial losses for a company in Goiás.
The Pará police have apprehended two suspects involved in a fraudulent scheme that caused over R$ 50 thousand in losses to a company located in Rio Verde, Goiás. The scam involved the adulteration of payment slips, allowing the perpetrators to divert funds from the targeted business. This operation, termed 'Operação Último Boleto', aims to dismantle a network committing similar financial crimes against businesses in Brazil.
The recent phase of the operation, initiated on October 10, led to several preventative arrests and search warrants being executed in Belém and Santa Izabel, municipalities within the metropolitan region of the Pará capital. Authorities seized mobile phones believed to contain crucial evidence and are expected to be analyzed in forensic investigations. As of October 11, some suspects remain at large, complicating the police's efforts to fully address the extent of this financial crime.
Investigations reportedly began in June 2023, revealing that the scammers had breached the internal systems of the targeted company to modify legitimate payment slips, thus facilitating theft. This scheme highlights the growing concerns surrounding cybersecurity and corporate fraud in Brazil, underlining the need for businesses to implement stronger security measures against such unauthorized access and manipulation of financial documents.
