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People who lend bank accounts to third parties involved in criminal schemes – the so-called “oranges” – are the target of an operation by the Federal Police (PF) this Tuesday (2). The investigated received payments from criminals to borrow the accounts. According to the PF, fraud resulting from the illicit practices of criminal organizations total R$ 18.2 million.
Operation “Don’t Be an Orange” takes place in 13 states and the Federal District. Forty-three search and seizure warrants must be served. A man was arrested in the act in Mato Grosso for having drugs. Civil police and the Brazilian Federation of Banks (Febraban) collaborate with the PF in this action.
In a note, the Federal Police reported that “it has detected a considerable increase in the conscious participation of individuals in criminal schemes, to which they “lend” their bank accounts, against payment. This “easy profit”, with the transfer of accounts to receive fraudulent transactions, allows the occurrence of electronic banking frauds that victimize countless citizens”.
People investigated for being “oranges” can be held accountable for crimes of criminal association, qualified theft through fraud, use of false documents and forgery. The combined sentences amount to 20 years in prison.
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