Mexican scam loan apps would edit faces onto X-rated photos, sending them to family
Source: Off the Press
Reports suggest how a girl from a working class Mexican family, Maria sought a loan from the loan app SolPeso. Turns out, for the approval of the loan, the application demanded her personal and monetary information, along data from her device such as contacts.
The app ended by giving the Mexican an amount way lesser than what she had requested. However, it asked her for the entire sum back, along with an interest within a span of days. As she was unable to pay within the speculated period, the lender apparently threatened her via calls and messages. As she took the help of other such apps like LoanLala, Super Peso, etc., they partnered with SolPeso in harassing her.
According to Maria, she received threats such as them handing out her photoshopped pictures as a thief, with them threatening to rape and harming her family. As the lenders went on threatening Maria, another app, iFectivo sent her family members a photoshopped image of hers, portraying her as a prostitute.
As specified by an official financial fraud report from the government, Maria joins the range of customers who are victims of doxxing by such apps. News outlets came across about 94 of such apps reportedly connected to such fraudulent activities across many cyberpolice departments of Mexico.
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