BioCatch reports Brazil fake lawyer scams and 15% rise in social engineering
Fake lawyer scams target Brazilian consumers ↗
What happened
- BioCatch reports that social engineering scam attempts in Brazil increased by 15% from the second half of 2025 through the first half of 2026.
- BioCatch states fake lawyer scams have become the third-most prevalent scam type in Brazil.
- BioCatch reports that stolen device fraud attempts increased by 14% in the last year, after tripling in 2025.
- BioCatch reports malware-driven payments increased 80% in the last year among its Brazilian customers.
- BioCatch reports an 88% increase in Brazilian banking sessions in which the user was detected on an active phone call.
- BioCatch reports a 20% increase in automated bot sessions and a doubling in remote access fraud attempts among its Brazilian customers.
Why it matters to Signicat
- Release is vendor-sourced data from unnamed Brazilian banks; figures are BioCatch-reported and not independently verified.
- Fake lawyer scam pattern (court-record data, WhatsApp contact, Pix upfront payment) is a social-engineering vector relevant to fraud-prevention positioning against behavioral vendors.
Evidence from the source (8 quotes)
- “From the second half of 2025 through the first half of 2026, social engineering scam attempts in Brazil increased by 15%.” source ↗
- “fake lawyer scams have emerged as the third-most prevalent scam type in the country.” source ↗
- “Stolen device fraud attempts increased by 14% in the last year, after tripling in 2025.” source ↗
- “Malware-driven payments increased 80% in the last year.” source ↗
- “BioCatch’s Brazilian customers reported an 88% increase in banking sessions during which they detected the user on an active phone call.” source ↗
- “BioCatch customers also detected a 20% increase in automated bot sessions and a doubling in remote access fraud attempts.” source ↗
- “The Brazilian banks reporting this data all work with BioCatch” source ↗
- “In a fake lawyer scam, the scammer poses as a lawyer and contacts their potential victim via WhatsApp” source ↗
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