Brazilian thief ‘pasted photos of his victims’ faces’ on a DUMMY to evade facial recognition
Thief who pasted ‘pictures of his victims’ faces’ on a DUMMY to bypass facial recognition and apply for loans through mobile banking apps has been arrested
- A 34-year-old thief has been arrested in Brazil for taking out fraudulent bank loans
- The suspect used photos of the victims’ faces and attached them to a dummy to bypass the facial recognition login option of the bank’s mobile app
- Police found rifle ammunition, 17 ticket machines, a safe containing cards, and a stash of photographs and legal documents
In Brazil, a thief has been arrested after allegedly posting photos of customers over a dummy to access their bank accounts and take out loans.
The 34-year-old suspect was able to bypass the facial recognition option of the mobile banking app with the account holders’ images to proceed with the scam, the São Paulo Civil Police said.
Authorities arrested the person at his home in the municipality of Barueri on Friday and seized a stack of photos of the targeted victims and ammunition for a 9mm firearm, according to Brazilian news outlet Metropoles.
Video of the operation recorded by police shows how the suspect was able to place one of the photos on the dummy, allowing him to carry out the scam without getting caught.
The arresting officers also seized 17 ticket machines, a safe to store the cards and a mobile phone.
One of the images of bank account holders used by a thief in São Paulo, Brazil, to bypass the facial recognition option on mobile banking apps to fraudulently apply for loans
Authorities in São Paulo, Brazil, seized a dummy (pictured) and a stash of photos of bank account holders used by a 34-year-old thief to illegally access their mobile app accounts and apply for loans on their behalf
The suspect, police said, would make a large cutout with each victim’s photo and attach it to the top of a stick inside the dummy before logging into the account.
Instead of typing in the account holder’s username and password, the thief would select the face id option and place a cell phone in front of the dummy to access the account and apply for the loan.
Authorities have not disclosed how much money the scammer was able to withdraw in loans.
The suspect attached a stick object to the doll that had the victims’ photos attached to it, allowing him to access their bank accounts through the facial recognition option
Authorities recovered documents containing images and fingerprints of the bank holders who were defrauded
Police also found a stash of bank cards and card readers used by the scammer
The arrest comes after an influencer and her boyfriend were taken into custody as they were about to rob a customer outside a bank in Rio de Janeiro on June 7.
The pair, dubbed the modern day Bonnie and Clyde, were alleged members of a gang that targeted their victims who deposited or withdraw money from bank ATMs.
Police said the woman, Karina Laino, was the driver of a series of robberies.
In April, she and her boyfriend, Edmilson Souza, participated in two robberies at the same bank where they were eventually apprehended.