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Part 5 on Gangs: Mexico/Peru. I’ve always been surprised at how little consumer fraud seems to come from Mexico. But many from the US and Canada have bought timeshares in Mexico, and people that can not longer visit (or afford them) have long been subject to frauds claiming to have a buyer. Of course fees must be paid in advance, and sellers are assured that those will be returned to them at closing. But of course there is no closing. The Jalisco drug cartel seems to be involved in this fraud, and some had been kidnapped – and later killed – at call centers doing this fraud.
Peru also has been a home to several different frauds concentrating on Spanish-speaking people in the US. Several have been sued by the FTC or prosecuted in the US.
I would be quite surprised if there are not also fraud gangs operating from places like Brazil or Argentina, but I’ve not seen or heard of those. Possibly they are simply in Spanish Language press, and thus they are not on our radar. But one would think that someone would report on them.
