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In recent months, the scams related to the buying cars onlineespecially on platforms like Facebookhave been increasing. At Unotv.com we talk to you about this.
In them, buyers and sellers have been victims of cheatsextortion and even more violent events, which has raised alerts among authorities and citizens about the dangers of carrying out this type of transactions online.
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Modus operandi in car sales
One of the most common schemes involves car salespeople who are contacted by supposed buyers. In these cases, the fraud develops as follows:
- The buyer contacts the sellerinterested in the vehicle.
- The buyer shows an assumption transfer receipt banking to gain the seller’s trust.
- The seller delivers the vehicletrusting that the money is already in your account.
- Later, the seller realizes that the funds are retainedor the transaction was not completed.
- The supposed buyer extorts the sellerthreatening him with using the personal information he obtained during the negotiation.
This scheme has affected numerous people, who end up losing both their vehicle like the money they thought they had received.
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Scams and violence in CDMX
In this regard, the Secretariat of Citizen Security of Mexico City (SSC) has warned about the proliferation of these scams through a video based on a real case reported to the authority. The SSC advises taking several precautions To avoid falling into this type of deception:
- Be wary if the person with whom you agreed to the transaction does not appear at the indicated place.
- Verify that any deposits you receive are available and transfer it immediately to another account.
- Stay calm, if you are a victim of extortion, and collect all the data possible of the person who threatens you.
- Never comply with the demands of criminals.
- Report in case of emergency to the hotline for attention to cases of kidnapping and extortion from the SSC to 55-5242-5034.
A tragic case in Álvaro Obregón
The danger of carrying out car purchase transactions for internet was evident in a recent case in Lomas de Becerra neighborhoodin the mayor’s office Alvaro Obregonwhere a man was murdered after trying to buy a truck advertised in MarketPlace from Facebook.
The man, accompanied by his wife, arrived at the location to complete the purchase of the truck, carrying with him a quantity of 260 thousand pesos in cash. Upon arriving at the meeting point, he was intercepted by three criminals, who stripped him of his money and attacked him.
The victim, a soldier, was taken to General Hospital Dr. Fernando Quiroz Gutiérrezbut unfortunately he died hours later. This case adds to the growing list of violent incidents related to the buying and selling cars online.
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Precautionary measures
The authorities of the CDMXand other entities, have offered recommendations to avoid falling into these scams:
- don’t share personal information sensitive through social networks.
- Make the transaction in one place insurance and preferably with the presence of police.
- Avoid carrying large sums of cash.
- Verify the identity of the seller or buyer before making any type of payment.
