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El Buen Fin Faces Heightened Digital-Fraud Warnings Ahead of Nov. 13–17 Sale

Organizers have rolled out an official QR system that lets shoppers confirm participating merchants.

Overview

  • Internet MX reports that 82% of intended online buyers fear personal data theft for this edition, with concern up 67% from last year.
  • The event’s portal now provides a QR check to validate registered merchants and hosts security workshops and guidance for safer shopping.
  • Kueski warns of increased attack activity and cites tactics including identity impersonation, phishing with leaked credentials, compromised cards, and scams via WhatsApp, SMS and calls.
  • Data points to growing scale as Signifyd found a 47% rise in e-commerce fraud during El Buen Fin 2024 and Condusef recorded over MXN 20,000 million in cyber-fraud complaints in 2023.
  • Industry speakers cite roughly 4,000 attempted cyberattacks per minute in Mexico and expect continued double-digit growth, while sales for Nov. 13–17 are projected to exceed MXN 200,000 million.