To date, 1,500 victims have been identified, but the investigation continues after, on Tuesday, October 7, the Judiciary Police arrested, in Porto and Braga, two men suspected of dozens of crimes of qualified fraud and money laundering, the sums of which could amount to several million euros.
According to the PJ, the amounts of these criminal activities, the totality of which has yet to be determined, are spread across a total of 16 bank accounts
“At issue is a mode of operation involving the use of fraudulent investment methods in crypto asset portfolios, Mbway scams, ‘Likes’ schemes on social networks, as well as the execution of tasks in fraudulent banking operations, explains the PJ.
At this stage, the investigation by the Guarda Criminal Investigation Department has already identified four thousand fund dissipation operations, associated with eight of the bank accounts, with a total value estimated at around 1.5 million euros, with the amounts involved in the remaining accounts still to be determined.
The majority of the 1,500 victims identified so far are residents abroad.
The detainees, aged 26 and 42, will undergo their first judicial interrogation to apply coercive measures.