Accused of belonging to a construction of scammers, who posed as kinfolk of the victims and apparently communicated from overseas, 4 individuals had been caught from the Nationwide civil police (PNC) and the Ministry of the Public (MP).
They’re Francisco Alexander Orozco Barrientos, Joshua Alexander Cruz Pérez, Yessenia Verónica Vásquez and Imelda Nohemí Lemus Rosales. The 4 are accused of getting dedicated against the law in particular circumstances of fraud.
“With these arrests, it’s doable to dismantle a felony construction devoted to the outline of social community photographs, which had been kinfolk of their victims with the intention to obtain sums of cash via parcels from america, “stated the official issued by the prosecutor’s workplace.
They requested for financial institution deposits via social networks
MP investigators stated the 4 accused requested financial institution deposits for alleged tax funds. Additionally administrative procedures accessible with the supply to ship parcels to them.
To be able to obtain the seizures, 8 search, search, investigation and proof seizure procedures had been carried out in buildings in Santa Catarina Pinula, Villa Nueva and the capital, inside the framework of the operation Catfish Cyber
The authorities referred to as on Guatemalans to not be stunned. Due to this fact, they steered to verify the alleged provides along with your kinfolk, or inform the Police about any suspicions.
