Overview
- Mexico City’s cyber police and state units issued public alerts after thousands of reports of missed calls and prerecorded messages tied to overseas numbers.
- Most reports cite +1 numbers from the United States and Canada, including regions such as Ohio, Florida, California and Quebec, with additional activity traced to the U.K., India and several African countries.
- The scheme often claims a résumé was received and pushes the recipient to continue by WhatsApp or email before requesting upfront “activation” payments or sensitive banking details.
- Experts and authorities say callers use VoIP, auto-dialers, caller ID spoofing and AI-generated voices, and local police in Nayarit report many calls are automated and difficult to trace.
- Guidance urges people not to return one-ring calls, to block and report suspicious numbers, to secure devices and accounts, and to contact banks and law enforcement if losses occur, as Mexico tallies over 13 million fraud victims and annual losses near 17 billion pesos.