The Quintana Roo Attorney General’s Office has charged two individuals engaged in fraudulent real estate brokerage services, offering prices up to 50% below their actual value.
This was announced by Quintana Roo Attorney General Raciel López Salazar:
“The modus operandi of those arrested, Luis Fernando and Christopher, consisted primarily of promoting themselves through social media as facilitators of real estate investment, legal advice for the acquisition of repossessed properties and mortgages, and credit law, litigation, and/or awarding services. They offered properties with market value at 50% of their actual value.”
Subsequently, to provide legal certainty and legitimacy, they showed their victims the exterior of some properties and then signed a private contract for the provision of real estate brokerage services before a notary public to certify their brokerage services, which confused people into thinking that these criminals were acting legally,” the prosecutor added.
However, in many cases, these properties were not even in litigation, yet they led their victims to believe that they would be in charge of awarding them the property.
One of the victims is a 65-year-old retired woman who learned through social media about the opportunity to invest her retirement money in the acquisition of a property that was recovered through litigation and offered by the suspects at a very good price.
The woman signed a contract for the provision of services before a notary public, through which a payment of 450,000 pesos was agreed upon.
The corresponding bank transfer in said contract stipulated that the property would be delivered in February of this year, a situation that was never confirmed. She complied, after which the victim filed a complaint with the prosecutor’s office last May.
“During the investigation, we realized that the property that was supposedly awarded to the victim was not related to any commercial lawsuit, nor was there any record of the defendants having any commercial or civil lawsuits regarding this property,” the prosecutor explained.
López Salazar issued a call to the general public to ensure the legality of the sellers or service providers before investing their money and avoid falling for this type of fraud.
“If you have any doubts, you can go to the Property Crimes Prosecutor’s Office. It is always best to contact the relevant authorities so they can advise you on the best options for a reliable investment in this matter.”
Source: eleconomista
