If you received any communication from officials of the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) in which they require you to make deposits or bank transfers to accounts that have no relationship with the entity, you should be alert. In recent days, cases have been reported about this new type of deception that is used by scammers.
To avoid being a victim of false content that refers to loans in favor of third parties, the MEF issued a statement last Friday, January 19, with some recommendations for reporting them. Below, find out all the details in this note from La República.
MEF warns about a new type of scam: what is it about?
Through a statement published on its social networks on January 19, the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) warned that a series of people for criminal purposes are presenting themselves to citizens as members of said portfolio, under an alleged charge. of “director of International Cooperation”, which is totally false. After having deceived their victims, they request transfers, money deposits or loans in various types of currency.
Faced with this situation, the MEF clarified that in no process are its users asked to carry out such financial transactions, since the procedures or procedures regarding budgetary and investment matters are handled with the competent offices of the aforementioned entity.
Only, in some cases, there are procedures that are referred to Conectamef without any type of conditioning or requirement of benefit to third parties.
Likewise, the MEF specified that said portfolio does not have an international cooperation office. For some cases, the Office of Budget, Investments and Technical Cooperation is in charge of carrying out the procedures related to the monitoring and management of international technical cooperation or reimbursables. Furthermore, he stated that no person named Jorge Rodríguez Vives works in that area or in the institution.
Finally, the ministry led by Alex Contreras rejected any illegal act to the detriment of citizens. “We are committed to public management of citizen services based on integrity and transparency,” they noted.
MEF statement. Photo: Ministry of Economy
What to do in a case of fraud linked to the MEF?
To avoid falling into this new type of scam, the MEF recommended that citizens remain alert. Likewise, if you become aware of any case in which unscrupulous individuals with documents that use letterheads from the aforementioned portfolio request loans, they must report it to the jurisdiction’s police station, the prosecutor’s office on duty or to the Ministry of Economy itself.
To make a complaint, you can contact the following channels:
- Write to the email denuncias800@mef.gob.pe
- Register the reported events on the MEF website HERE.
- Report the scam case at THIS LINK.
What is the function of the Ministry of Economy and Finance?
He MEF is in charge of planning, directing and controlling matters regarding the budget, treasury, debt, accounting, fiscal policy and public investment; in addition to the economic and social policy of the country.
Source: Larepublica
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