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Scam Intelligence: Brazil

Fraud patterns and statistics based on 55 community-reported cases

55
Cases in Database
$877
Median Loss (USD)

Top Scam Types

Govt Impersonation
3
Romance Scam
3
Investment Fraud
2
Phishing
2
QR Phishing
2

Top Platforms Used

📱 Instagram 15
📱 Email 5
📱 Whatsapp 3
📱 Telegram 2
📱 Linkedin 1

Recent Reported Cases

[R] Banned WhatsApp account Hello. ...

2026-06-02

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Today I opened WhatsApp and I saw that my account was banned for violating the terms of service. There was a button to appeal, which I pressed. I recently got my account back and logged in again. What...

However, I did not send anything, and I did not even open WhatsApp in the past few days. ...

No one was logged into my a...

[US] Need some reassurance for a Facebook marketplace meet up tonight Hey all, ...

2026-04-02

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I’m selling an expensive guitar tonight for $3000 cash. The person is agreeing to meet up inside of my local police station and I’m coming with a counterfeit pen marker. It’s someone in Brazil who has...

[US/Brazil] Coworker met tutor on an app, is flying to Brazil to meet her family - Romance Scam? I’m looking for opinions on whether my coworker might be walking into a romance scam, or if this just s...

2026-04-01

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He (late 20s, single), met a Brazilian Portuguese language tutor a few months ago through a language tutoring app. He says she’s a dental surgeon and they have been video chatting and talking every da...

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He is flying to Brazil in 2 weeks, staying at an Airbnb,...

My (31M) meetup horror story with my long-distance Brazilian GF (F26)...

2026-02-20

[US] SSA scam from atendimento (at)facility.org.br I got this email today. The sender seems to be an insurance company or something from Brazil. The number at the bottom is the SSA number. The button ...

2026-02-20

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Body: ...

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Security Notification: Mandatory Record Review ...

Im...

[US] RICO$ Brazilian company ad Hey guys; I need your help. I saw this YouTube ad during a period where I need to find new jobs, but everything about it looks so scamming to me. ...

2026-02-17

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It’s regarding a Brazilian finance company called “RICO$,” who’s looking for Brazilians with work permit willing to work for them. The YouTube ad had real people and a QR code you could scam and give ...

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There is no other information besides that. ...

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When I try to find any i...

Community-sourced patterns. Anonymized.