Fake investor is arrested accused of applying Pix scams to models

A man suspected of impersonating an investor to scam women with whom he had relationships was arrested by the Civil Police of Rio de Janeiro last Monday (5). Matheus Rodrigues Azin, 28, was arrested red-handed when he was staying at a luxury hotel in Copacabana, in the south zone of the city.

This Thursday (8), Justice converted the arrest in flagrante delicto into preventive. Matheus responds for embezzlement and active corruption. Upon being arrested, he allegedly offered the agents R$10,000 and a watch so that he would not be taken to the police station, according to the police.

Lawyer Valéria Vieira, responsible for Matheus’ defense, told the report that she is analyzing the allegations of the alleged victims. “It’s all just a big misunderstanding, and the truth will be presented in the case file,” she said.

Investigations pointed out that Matheus would have obtained at least R$ 22 thousand by taking credit cards and asking for bank transfers by Pix from two victims. He would have spent the amounts in bars and a luxury restaurant in Leblon.

On social media, the suspect introduces himself as an investor and exhibits a routine of trips to national and international ostentatious destinations such as Trancoso, Bahia; Balneário Camboriú, in Santa Catarina; Tulum, Mexico, and Maldives.

According to the police, he is investigated in at least five investigations, also for embezzlement, in the state of São Paulo.

The arrest occurred after a model sought the 9th Police Station, in Catete, claiming that she was deceived and suffered a loss of almost R$ 15,000 during her stay at a five-star hotel in Copacabana. At the police station, the victim said he began to relate to Matheus after being introduced by a mutual friend.

She further reported to agents that, the next day, he would have asked her to make a Pix of R$ 3,600, claiming that her account was blocked. Then, according to the victim, he would have seen the password typed by her when buying a drink at the hotel bar. On the same night, he would have made payments with the card in at least three establishments, for a total of R$9,700.

The victim tells the police that she discovered the scam when she went to have coffee at the hotel and was charged for the account that the suspect left, worth R$ 1,000 in consummation, on December 1st.

Three days later, the model said she discovered, through social media, that other women had fallen into a similar scam that would have been applied by the suspect.

Another model, who lives in Dubai, said she met Matheus during a visit to her parents in Brazil. She said that, the day after they met, she made a Pix of R$2,500 because Matheus allegedly claimed to be in trouble.

According to her, the man said he worked with miles. The model then asked him to give her a bonus on her plane ticket back to Dubai instead of a bank transfer, which did not happen.

Another victim, who claims to have met Matheus about a month ago, also said that he insisted that she pass on R$ 10,000 to him to be invested in stocks that would earn him double profits.

“It is about an obstinate criminal, who takes advantage of his good looks to attract women and subtract values ​​and bank information from them and thus maintain a luxury routine, which includes high-end products and services,” said delegate Felipe Santoro.

“It is important for everyone to be careful not to maintain relationships or provide personal data to strangers so that they do not become new victims of similar scams”, he says.