Store. In the city of Loja and Catamayo, around 5 to 10 people would have been victims of scams in the form of deposits in exchange for loans of large sums of money.
Byron CP is a Catamayense citizen who received a call from an unknown number at his workplace; He answered and they told him that they were contacting him from a bank in the city of Loja, where they informed him that in his credit category he told them that he was an excellent client and they wanted to provide him with a loan.
The amount to be granted would be USD 40,000, but he had to deposit around USD 8,000 in another bank, however, when he made the deposit, he went to the bank where they informed him that they never offer loans over the phone.
Given the scam he suffered, the man filed a complaint with the authorities and hopes to find those responsible for this crime. Family members and friends would also have been affected in the same way. (I).
