Overview

• The SSC CDMX’s Cyber Police flagged a sharp increase in professional-looking fake investment apps and websites since early July.
• Scammers lure users with manipulated graphics, false testimonials and unauthorized use of real company or celebrity images.
• Fraudulent offers targeting cryptocurrencies, foreign currency and real estate markets spread across social media, messaging apps, email and websites.
• Victims often lose their capital and risk identity theft after sharing personal and financial information with these platforms.
• The Cyber Police published measures urging users to check regulatory registrations, distrust guaranteed high returns and report suspicious offers via phone, email or official social media.