A pair of robbers who sold fake real estate and land were arrested by the Santa Catarina Civil Police on Tuesday afternoon (29) in Tijucas in Greater Florianopolis.

The two preventive arrest warrants issued against OJWF and CWS are the result of an investigation that police have been working on for months and have collected a series of complaints against those under investigation for fraud.

Fraudsters who sold fictitious real estate were arrested in Tijukas – Photo: Civil Police/Disclosure

The scammers used false promises

As it turns out, the duo have been scamming the region for over a year now, selling property that doesn’t belong to them and doesn’t even have a power of attorney. While one of the defendants was responsible for publishing properties on social networks with attractive prices, the other was negotiating.

Simplified terms and fake contracts have increased the credibility of victims, who in some cases only realized the scam after days or months. The total damage exceeds 1 million reais.