Scam involving fake registration for R$600 aid has already claimed 6,7 million victims.
While the government pushes forward the granting of aid to workers who have lost income due to the coronavirus, online scams regarding registration are proliferating at an alarming rate.
247 - An internet scam, perpetrated by fraudsters, presents a fake link for registration on the government's R$600 emergency aid platform. The scam has already claimed 6,7 million victims since March.
The report from the newspaper O Globo It highlights that "the message claims that payments begin this Tuesday (the 7th), which is not true, and that it is possible to withdraw the amount immediately after filling in the information, which is also false."
The article also states that "upon clicking on the indicated website, the user is taken to a questionnaire with three questions: 'Do you receive Bolsa Família?'; 'Are you self-employed?'; 'Do you want to receive the aid?'. After answering them affirmatively, a message appears saying that the benefit has been approved, but that, first, it is necessary to send the link to your contacts on WhatsApp."