The Secretariat of Citizen Security of Mexico City (SSC-CDMX) alerted by scams known as “montaviajes”, which increase in rest periods, such as December holidays. In addition, he revealed some precautionary measures to avoid being a victim of them.
In a statement, the Cyber Police from the capital reported that it had identified the operation of the so-called “montaviajes”, whose mode of operation consists of presenting great offers in Travel packages o separate serviceslike plane tickets o hotel reservations. After requesting the partial payment or total of hiredthe supposed agencies o sellers they disappear.
Recommendations once morest “mountaviajes”
To avoid being a victim of fraudsters in this December season, the SSC-CDMX issued the following recommendations:
- Avoid entering websites through links o adverts that they arrive from suspicious emailsfrom unknown senders o in social media.
- Not to pay commissions in advance.
- Check that the travel agency is registered with the Ministry of Tourism and count on royal offices.
- Check your references in the Federal Consumer Attorney (Profeco).
- Check characteristics of the websites to identify your veracityreview the colors, fonts y misspellings which are observed in the page.
- do not fill forms con personal informationespecially messages that do not come from official email accounts.
- distrust of attractive offers or below your precio.
For any duda u orientation regarding the callsmontaviajes”, as well as in case of detecting suspicious events in it Cyberspacethe Cyber Police makes available to the citizenship the telephone number 55 5242 5100extension 5086; the email policia.cibernetica@ssc.cdmx.gob.mx; or, the official social networks from Secretariat of Citizen Security of Mexico City.
