This Friday morning (11/14), the Federal Police (PF) launched an operation aimed at investigating bank fraud against the Caixa Economica Federation. As a result of the investigation, it was discovered that the employees were promoting individual schemes that included falsifying customer registration data, inappropriately reissuing cash cards, and making irregular withdrawals.
In this Friday’s action (15th), federal police officers executed two search and seizure warrants in the Tamandare Park and Centro areas of Campos dos Goitacazes, Rio de Janeiro (RJ).
In addition to the judicial order issued by the Niteroi 2nd Federal Court, the suspect was subject to preventive measures other than imprisonment.
According to the investigation, the fraud was carried out independently by Caixa employees. In addition to credit card transactions, the fraudulent activities included irregular falsification of customer registration data at financial institutions, unauthorized reissuance of cash cards, and in-person withdrawals at self-service terminals.
The investigation began after an internal Caixa report identified unusual activity, including systematic manipulation of customer account information, reissuance of multiple cards to the same address, and withdrawals at different branches across the city.
To date, 52 customers whose registrations have been irregularly changed have been identified, with losses estimated at approximately R$ 500,000.
During the action, the following were seized:
- 2 mobile phones
- 2 notebooks
- 7 bank cards in third party names and various documents.
Those investigated may face charges such as inserting false data into information systems, embezzlement, and qualified theft.
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