9-1-1 and 089 are the lines to call to report the number of the extortion call
LOS CABOS, Baja California Sur.- Currently, extortion crimes have increased in Los Cabos. This happens when a person forces, requests or tries to get another person to do something, with the intention of obtaining an economic benefit for themselves or a third party. The perpetrator usually makes the victim believe that they have kidnapped a family member or friend, causing the person to panic or worry. If you receive a call of this type, it is recommended to stay calm, answer and hang up, then call 9-1-1 or 0-8-9 to report the number.
Gabriela Ramírez, Investigation Agent of the Cyber Division of the Attorney General’s Office of the State of Baja California Sur, commented the following:
There is extortion by phone call and there is also telephone fraud that, through verbal violence, forces another person to do something or to give a profit, that is, money. In the case of CSL, there are various reports of this situation.
Cyber Division Agent PGJE BCS.
In extortion, criminals use psychological violence to intimidate victims, such as verbal aggression. On other occasions, they take advantage of people’s good faith to deceive them. In most cases, criminals choose the victim at random, using telephone directories, personal data obtained through different means and even taking information publicly disseminated on social networks by the person themselves.
Finally, she pointed out that it is in the Cabo San Lucas delegation where these situations occur most
“In the case of CSL, it has been identified that the type of extortion that occurs most is that they pretend to be a criminal group and with that, the threats begin, they intimidate people, request a deposit or a payment and that is when they realize that it was a telephone extortion that this threat was not real or in person.” Gabriela Ramirez Agent Cyber Division PGJE BCS
Source: bcs.posta
