Fraud and extortion offenses have emerged as the most frequently reported crimes in Nayarit—the state governed by Miguel Ángel Navarro Quintero—amid a significant surge in cybercrimes that target personal assets. Citizens have voiced complaints regarding the state government’s lack of strategies to combat these crimes affecting their property and finances.
According to Ricardo Hernández, an officer with the Cyber Police, the Secretariat of Security and Citizen Protection (SSPC) has received nearly 200 reports related to fraud and extortion committed via digital platforms during just the first four months of the year. Hernández detailed that the most frequent reports from the public involve “protection racket” schemes (extortion for the right to operate), general extortion, and fraudulent job offers.
Recurring Fraud Schemes
The official issued a warning regarding other schemes that have seen an increase in frequency:
Fraudulent Loans: Criminals offer “easy money” through mobile applications, only to subsequently extort users through threats or by demanding unjustified payments.
Marketplace Sales: Vehicles or other items are listed for sale; following initial contact, victims are pressured—often through intimidating phone calls—to make upfront deposits.
The Nayarit Attorney General’s Office also identified another fraud scheme involving alleged “gifts,” in which a victim receives a phone call from someone claiming to be a relative living abroad who requests money to facilitate the release of a supposed shipment or gift package.
According to the Executive Secretariat of the National Public Security System (SESNSP), 991 crimes against property have been recorded so far this year; of these, 151 were classified as fraud and 10 as extortion.
How to Report a Crime?
For guidance or to file anonymous reports, citizens can report incidents by calling the emergency hotline at 089, or by consulting the security recommendations provided by the Nayarit Secretariat of Security and Citizen Protection.
Source: excelsior
