Brazilian AGU Shuts Down Foreign Website Using Haddad's Image in Cryptocurrency Scam Mimicking News Portal

The Brazilian Attorney General's Office (AGU) has taken down a foreign website that was using the image of Fernando Haddad, a prominent Brazilian political figure, to perpetrate a cryptocurrency scam. The fraudulent site mimicked the interface of a Brazilian news portal and promoted cryptocurrency-related schemes to deceive users. This action follows warnings about other scams, including a fake website impersonating the Brazilian news outlet g1 that solicited personal data and payments via PIX, and false announcements of Pearl Jam concerts in Brazil leading to fake ticket sales. The AGU's intervention aims to protect the public from these digital frauds.