A group of friends originally from Zacatecas planned a dream vacation in Puerto Vallarta, through Facebook they found the publication of a house with a pool, gym, and near the beach, it seemed the ideal space.
“We saw on social networks that they were advertising a house, we did not see anything unusual in the accommodation, we talked to the people in charge and they told us that it was 5,000 pesos per night,” said Javier Trinidad, the victim of fraud.
In the same publication, a recently created Facebook profile gives an excellent review and recommends the vacation rental.
To confirm the reservation, the alleged owner asked them to sign a contract and make two payments of 7,500 pesos, the first being due at the time for the deposit, which they paid, and one day before the trip he disappeared and blocked the guests on Facebook and Whatsapp.
“The person communicates asking us for the total payment to have the keys to the house ready, personal security and everything that this house offers, after making the deposit the person blocked us, we were communicating with the other members of the group but we all blocked,” added the victim.
The alleged owners communicate from a telephone number, the account to which they request the deposit is in the name of José Galván and the house they claim to rent is in the Av. Paseo de la Marina Norte #540 in Vallarta. The address belongs to the gated community of Quinta Esmeralda in Marina Vallarta, at the Marina…
