A young woman’s dream of buying a home ended abruptly when she allegedly fell into a fraud scheme related to the sale of houses in a subdivision of Chichí Suárez. According to his testimony, the case involves a person who presented himself as a representative of the housing development and would have affected dozens of people, leaving their savings at risk and life projects truncated.
Y.M.L., He said that, after years of saving, in March 2024, he saw on social networks the offer of a supposed real estate development. The images of the houses and the visit to some “sample houses” convinced her to acquire a property in pre-sale mode. On May 2 of that year, he gave 20,000 pesos to set aside the house and, on May 13, he signed a promise of sale contract in offices located in Chichí Suárez, where he contributed 195,000 pesos as part of the down payment.
According to the agreement, the down payment would be completed in 12 monthly payments of 27,000 pesos, so that at the time of delivery of the home it would already be covered. The total value of the property was 2 million 150,000 pesos. The affected woman explained that her confidence was reinforced because the seller was the husband of an acquaintance of hers in Tizimín, a relationship that, over time, she considered a trap. “I never investigated the person; if he had, he would have known that he had lawsuits since 2021,” he said.
According to the complainant and other victims, the alleged representative offered payment facilities and promised progress in construction, while the money was diverted to other purposes. For more than a year, Y.M.L. went on several occasions to the land where his house would be built, without finding any progress. Despite having covered approximately a quarter of the value of the property, the answers he received were excuses related to lack of solvency and alleged administrative problems.
Land was mortgaged to a third party
Given the inconsistencies, the young woman investigated the legal situation of the property and discovered that the land could not be sold, since, although it was in the name of the seller, it was mortgaged in favor of a third party, also originally from Tizimín. When confronted, he assured him that the people who appeared as owners were investors and that the mortgage would be released once the house was delivered and the change of owner was made.
In an attempt to resolve the situation, the affected woman agreed to grant a six-month extension. On July 28, 2025, before a notary public, an addendum to the contract was signed that established a penalty of 10% of the total value of the property if at least 70% of the construction was not delivered by December 15, 2025. The delivery did not materialize. When she went back to the property, the woman found the same panorama: an irregular terrain, covered with weeds and without visible works.
Faced with the possible commission of a crime, Y.M.L. filed a complaint with the State Attorney General’s Office, integrated into the investigation folder FGE/Oriente/Una dt-187/2026, with a start date of January 22, 2026.
The complainant assured that her case is not an isolated incident. Her cousin also bought a house in the same development, and, in addition, she has managed to contact at least ten other people with similar situations. Some have not seen the construction of their houses begin, and others, although they already live in the properties, have not been able to deed due to legal irregularities and mortgaged land.
Among the cases he knows of, he mentioned that of an 85-year-old man, originally from Texas, who traveled to Yucatan to sign the deeds of his house and discovered that he could not do so, despite having paid around two million pesos in cash.
Previous Fraud Complaints
According to the information it has collected, the seller, his parents, and his wife face previous complaints of fraud. He pointed out that the family would have used the buyers’ money to sustain a luxurious lifestyle, under schemes that could constitute property crimes.
Y.M.L. said that he decided to go public with his experience to prevent more people from being affected by the alleged fraud.
“I want my money back, but also that no one else goes through what I am experiencing,” she said.
She added that she will take the case to the ultimate consequences and will even seek to promote legal modifications in the matter, for which he called on the authorities to investigate thoroughly and guarantee justice.
Source: Diario De Yucatan
