Foreigners cheated Peruvian businessmen by handing them safes with counterfeit money

They had a website, rented sumptuous premises and showed themselves as a well-organized financier to gain the trust of small and medium-sized entrepreneurs in Peru with the story of long-term investment. In addition, they handed safes to their victims which allegedly contained hundreds of thousands of dollars, in exchange for them they asked for thousands of dollars as “insurance”. However, the boxes only had grossly counterfeit bills. The Peruvian National Police managed to capture this gang of Colombian citizens called “The Partners of the Scam”.

SO THEY ACTED

The criminal gang reportedly acquired databases on the black market with names and banking information of its potential victims whom it then contacted through WhatsApp.

First they sent a message in which they presented how Finanjep finance company, and announced that they were looking for entrepreneurs or microentrepreneurs who have some kind of project or business expansion in mind and require capital.

They then contacted their victims by a call and assured them that they would hand over the capital to them in exchange for their return, after working the money, real estate. In addition, they asked them to review the website they had prepared with false information.

Later they agreed to a meeting with the businessman in luxurious homes to give the appearance of having economic positioning and seriousness.

SAFES

An important part of the scam was the delivery of safes which supposedly contained the capital that would be lent to them. To do this, they asked employers to pay “insurance” that could range from 30,000 to 100,000 dollars which had to be delivered in cash. This “insurance” was necessary for me to give you the key to the mini-vault and access the fortune.

To build trust, the scammers showed a wad of real money which was entered into the cashier. Once the businessman paid for the “insurance”, the criminals disappeared.

Victims who finally discovered the truth and tried to contact the scammers were threatened. Through WhatsApp they were sent videos of the FARC or armed persons asking employers not to continue with the complaints.

CAPTURE

Last Thursday, April 21, the Police of the Dinicri Scam Division received the alert that a new criminal plan carried out by this organization was to take shape in a luxurious home on Bujama beach, in Cañete. The troops mounted an operation that allowed the capture of 14 Colombian citizens, 13 men and one woman who was posing as the secretary of the alleged company.

“They deceive, they lie when they say that they are a company that finances investment projects,” said one of the victims to the Domingo al Día program, who also indicated that it gave them $55,000.

The Police say that the criminals came from operating in Ecuador and that, after conning several businessmen in Peru, they would then go to Chile to continue their criminal actions.

The criminals were also found drugs and, apparently, would have a narcotics laboratory.

The capture also seized a firearm, agendas with persuasive messages and more than a million counterfeit dollars. They will now be prosecuted for crimes against public tranquility, illicit drug trafficking and crimes against property in the form of aggravated fraud.

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