Brazilian police and the Portuguese branch of Interpol have dismantled a criminal network operating a sham company in Lisbon that defrauded thousands of Brazilians in a scheme inspired by the film 'The Wolf of Wall Street.'
In this Dec. 9, 2013 file photo, Leonardo Di Caprio, left, and director Martin Scorsese arrive for the screening of their film, 'The Wolf of Wall Street,' in Paris. Brazilian police and the Portuguese branch of Interpol have dismantled a criminal network operating a sham company in Lisbon that defrauded thousands of Brazilians in a scheme inspired by the film "The Wolf of Wall Street.
They were tasked with calling people in Brazil and convincing them to invest in stocks. The victims' money ended up in company accounts while they were told it had been lost in the market. The investigation found the group had been operating for at least four years, affecting thousands of people, many of whom lost their life savings, and making millions in Brazilian reais.
There was a "sociopathic atmosphere" at the call centre, which police said mimicked the 2013 blockbuster "The Wolf of Wall Street," based on the memoir of Jordan Belfort, who ended up in prison in the 1990s for defrauding investors out of millions of dollars.
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