Authorities have revealed that members of a promissory note fraud ring in Yucatán used blank signatures to create fictitious debts of up to 450,000 pesos.
According to the State Attorney General’s Office (FGE), five people have been arrested in connection with this crime and have already been formally charged.
In this regard, the Governor of Yucatán, Joaquín Díaz Mena, indicated that these cases were reported by residents in neighborhoods of Mérida.
He noted that the investigations have led to progress in detecting illegal practices that harm families’ finances.
“The investigations have uncovered criminal schemes that use counterfeit documents to simulate nonexistent debts or alter the amounts of debts initially incurred, severely impacting the victims, many of whom are senior citizens,” he stated.
Finally, Díaz Mena reiterated his call for citizens to exercise extreme caution when signing documents and to report any irregularities.
“In Yucatán, we will not allow the abuse of people’s trust or the misuse of legal loopholes to deprive anyone of their property. Anyone who commits these crimes will face the full consequences of the law,” he stated.
He also emphasized the importance of staying informed, avoiding signing blank documents, and contacting the authorities if in doubt, in order to protect family assets.
Source: es-us.noticias.yahoo
