Members of alleged fraud network identified in Holguín
The organization allegedly offered nonexistent products and jobs, sent fraudulent top-up messages and impersonated WhatsApp accounts.
An investigation identified several members of an alleged network operating mainly from the city of Holguín and reportedly affecting people in different provinces. Authorities partially dismantled the group and recovered money allegedly obtained through fraud.
The described schemes included advertisements for oil, chicken, rice, sugar, solar panels and electric motorcycles at very low prices, as well as job offers in Guyana requiring advance payments. False messages about ETECSA top-ups and charges for supposed package deliveries were also reported.
Those involved also allegedly took control of WhatsApp accounts to ask victims' contacts for money. In some cases, according to the cited complaint, they used technology to imitate the voice of the person whose account they controlled.