The Sao Paulo state police have arrested a 20-year-old who is accused of stealing around 220,000 reais, which is almost 37,000 euros, from the bank account of Paris Saint-Germain forward Neymar.
According to the police, the young man, who worked as an administrative assistant for a company and whose identity was not revealed, is part of a criminal group dedicated to fraud through illicit transactions.
The individual, who used an online instant bank transfers system known as PIX in Brazil, was arrested by special agents of the Regional Department of Criminal Investigations, who had been investigating fraud against several banks clients, including Neymar.
Police have identified more people
The suspect was arrested in a neighbourhood in the Zona Leste, one of the most populous regions of Sao Paulo, and the authorities indicated that they have already identified other people who participated in the scams.
Meanwhile, Neymar has not commented on the incident so far.
themainman
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Neymar probably wouldn't even notice €37k missing from his account tho!
Alfies_jay
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Neymar probably doesn’t even know about his lost €37,000.
MikelatySogwa
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Bank trying to prove there customers satisfaction cuz Neymar will quickly forgive him in such amount (But note...Sterling isn't good even smal or big)
robmopst
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me looking for where the police place the money.
David_Okee
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This might have been going on for long without Ney even knowing because he doesn't even know how much he has in his account