INFONAVIT Fraud Scheme Uncovered in Tulum

TULUM – A case of alleged fraud related to credit from the Institute of the National Housing Fund for Workers (INFONAVIT) has been reported in Tulum by Roberto Oreza, a native of Campeche, who claims to have been the victim of a scam after selling his housing points. The apartment involved is located in the Aldea Tulum subdivision.

According to his testimony, in April 2024 he was contacted by a person who offered to buy his accumulated points, guaranteeing a payment of 70,000 pesos. The scheme consisted of the woman reimbursing him weekly for the amounts deducted from his paycheck while INFONAVIT made the corresponding payroll deductions.

During the first months, between April and June, the payments were made normally, which generated confidence in the agreement. However, the final agreed amount was never delivered. At the end of June, when he was supposed to receive the total of 70,000 pesos, the evasions began. The person who convinced him to carry out the transaction stopped answering calls and messages, and eventually cut off all communication.

A supposed "lawyer José Luis" was also indicated as having participated in the process, identified as the person responsible for making the deposits, but he never responded to the complaints.

Faced with the lack of payment, the victim requested the handover of the apartment linked to the INFONAVIT credit, but also obtained no results. At the end of December, the woman stated that she no longer had the money to fulfill the agreement and proposed canceling the credit or transferring the property. However, when attempting to finalize that option, she refused to hand over the keys and ultimately blocked all contact.

The public complaint on social media has revealed that other people may have been defrauded under the same scheme in Playa del Carmen, suggesting a pattern of operation that could involve more victims. Furthermore, there are concerns that these practices could be linked to possible money laundering activities, due to the way the funds were handled and the systematic refusal to respond to the affected parties.

Confronted with this situation, Roberto Oreza reported that he will go to the INFONAVIT offices to request the cancellation of the credit and stop the deductions from his payroll, which have represented a significant financial burden. At the same time, he seeks to publicize his case in order to alert the public and prevent more workers from being deceived by supposed purchases of housing points that, in practice, end in fraud.