Authorities of the CDMX reported that there are five people from China among those arrested during an operation in four mayor’s offices of the demarcation, related to applications that grant credits illegally.
The detainees are Yawen “N” a 34-year-old woman, Xie “N” a 32-year-old woman, Jiancheng “N” a 29-year-old man and a 35-year-old man Shangjiang “N”.
At a press conference, the Head of Government, Claudia Sheinbaum, said that for 4 months there have been complaints from people who downloaded an application to their cell phone to request a loan.
“The loans offered from 10, 15 to 20 thousand pesos. Once the credit was given, which did not arrive complete because they deducted supposed costs of services, they demanded payment the next day, “he said.
According to Claudia Sheinbaum, when people did not make the payment immediately, they were victims of extortion and threats.
“Not only is there extortion in CDMX but from these centers fraud was committed against people from Guadalajara, Monterrey, Puebla, Tijuana and even Colombia,” he said.
#SSC | As a result of research, the homes of companies linked to loan applications were located, which function as #CallCenter; which employed people to make phone calls and collection messages…
— SSC CDMX (@SSC_CDMX) August 18, 2022
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Results and arrests of the operation against fraud in CDMX
Omar García Harfuch, Secretary of Citizen Security of the CDMX, explained that the operations were carried out in 12 buildings of four mayor’s offices: Benito Juárez (2), Cuauhtémoc (3), Iztapalapa (1) and Coyoacán (6).
“Agents of the SSC and the Prosecutor’s Office of the CDMX made searches in 12 homes where companies function as call centers, there, people are used to make collection messages,” García Harfuch said.
Although the extortion centers are located in Mexico City, the secretary said some operated in other states such as Sinaloa, Puebla, Jalisco, Baja California, Nuevo Leon, Edomex, Hidalgo and Queretaro.
After the investigation, it is detailed that there are four companies (call center), related to loans by applications: Flamingo Cash Águila Desierto México, Okrédito, Kampala and Listobuy.
“In the search, 640 telephone equipment, 14,500 chips, 4 boxes of chips, 85 laptops and 393 computers were found. In addition, 904 people working in the 4 call centers, “said the secretary.
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List of applications
For his part, Salvador Guerrero Chiprés, president of the Citizen Council for Security and Justice of the CDMX, said that since 14 months ago they began to receive reports related to fraud and illegitimate collection.
“Of 679 applications accused of committing fraud, 311 are active, 359 are no longer found and 4 were unsubscribed,” he explained.
Through its page, the Citizen Council shares the list of applications designated as Monta Deudas.
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