One of the most used public transports in Mexico City is the Metro, which has thousands of users every day and although it helps us to travel long distances, there are also dangers such as scams.
Now it seems that there are new ways to scam us within the CDMX Metro through robberies, where now there is even a type of people against whom these crimes are committed.
This is the new method of robbery in the CDMX Metro; these are the users who are most robbed
Criminals now have a new tactic to commit robberies and they do it mainly against young women who have high-end cell phones, where they are involving minors.
In this way, criminals carefully observe their next victims in order to identify if they have high-end cell phones or if they are recent models, in addition to the fact that in these robberies they use children to carry out the criminal act, in order to cause pity or simply to be able to distract you.
Other ways to be robbed in the CDMX Metro
Another way in which crimes are now being committed is to pretend to drop something valuable, such as a wallet or cell phone, waiting for someone else to take it, and then intimidate them by accusing them of theft and demanding compensation.
Likewise, another method used by criminals is to do so through the sale of illegal or fake tickets or cards, offering them at the entrance to stations at cheaper prices and they are also not valid, so you would not be able to enter.
Recommendations to avoid robberies in the CDMX Metro
In order to avoid robberies, you should always be aware of what is happening around you, and we also recommend not showing valuables during your trip and in the event of any crime, always file the corresponding complaint.
Source: marca
