Binance helps Civil Police dismantle a R$ 164 million scheme on the dark web
The Civil Police of Goiás, in conjunction with security forces from other states, launched Operation Deep Hunt this Thursday (10). The operation dismantled a sophisticated criminal organization specializing in cyber crimes, bank fraud, and money laundering with cryptocurrencies.
The investigation, which has lasted a year and a half, revealed that the group moved around R$ 164 million, with R$ 112 million in fiscally unaccounted amounts.
The criminal network operated on the Dark Web, where it traded bank data, cloned credit cards, forged documents, and even lawyers' signatures to bypass financial systems.
In this way, the criminals used specialized software to produce fake cards and high-tech equipment to forge documents, demonstrating a high degree of sophistication in their illegal operations.
One of the highlights of the operation was the arrest of a couple in Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro, who allegedly moved R$ 17 million. The suspects lived a life of luxury, with imported cars and high-end properties, acquired with money obtained illegally through the criminal scheme.
Furthermore, to launder the money obtained from the frauds, the group used shell companies, many of which had no real operational activity. Part of the funds was converted into cryptocurrencies to hinder tracking. Investigations revealed that some of these companies made minimal and repetitive withdrawals (cent by cent) to avoid suspicion, a technique known as 'smurfing' in the financial market.
Source: Criptofacil
