Fraudster impersonates Portuguese prime minister
Criminals use the name of Luís Montenegro to attempt to deceive citizens through email and instant messaging.
Fraudster impersonates Portuguese prime minister
The office of the head of Government issued a statement on Monday evening denouncing a fraud campaign impersonating Luís Montenegro and his principal collaborator. The criminals contact potential victims by email and via the WhatsApp platform, pretending to represent the prime minister.
The scheme involves requesting the contacted individuals to sign a confidentiality document. Several citizens have already been targeted by this fraud attempt, according to the same statement.
In response to the situation, Montenegro's team decided to formally file a criminal complaint with the authorities competent to investigate the case. No information was disclosed about the scale of the operation or about any suspects.
The alert was first given by ECO.
Source: Google News PT — Crime (pt)