Overview
- Reports detail fraudulent notices left mainly on Friday afternoons that demand payment within 12 hours for supposed meter anomalies, with sums ranging from 5,000 to 20,000 pesos.
- Another tactic involves uniformed impostors visiting homes to claim a special meter change, then pressuring residents for cash to avoid a fabricated fine.
- The fake notices list non‑CFE phone numbers where callers are told the case is a grave offense, and a purported “Area Chief” later offers a discount in exchange for a deposit to a personal account, sometimes backed by bogus LinkedIn profiles.
- Incidents have been confirmed in the State of Mexico, Mexico City and Baja California, and the utility warns the scheme could surface in other states.
- CFE urges users to refuse cash payments, check IDs, and verify any notice or visit by calling 071 with their service number and photos of the meter or document, while also reporting attempts to the company and prosecutors.