Cops arrested the suspect in the municipality of Barueri, confiscating a pile of large photos of victims who were targeted, as well as ammunition for a gun, 17 card machines and a safe to store cards, according to local reports.
The suspect is alleged to have attached a large cutout of victims’ photos to a dummy before using the face id option to access mobile banking accounts and then applying for loans.
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