500 Families Scammed in Mexican Real Estate Scheme

Cozumel, Mexico — More than 500 families from Mexico, Canada, Chile, the United States, and Argentina are allegedly victims of a real estate fraud committed by the company Corporativo Milenium, which promoted land plots on the Ruta de los Cenotes in the municipality of Puerto Morelos, using the name of state authorities to lend legality to the transactions, according to a complaint by Paola Castillo, one of those affected.

Interviewed in Cozumel, the victim stated that the company promoted itself from Plaza Malecón Américas in Cancún, through social media, offering land plots of 10 by 20 meters with easy payment facilities and used the name of the Governor of Quintana Roo, Mara Lezama, to gain credibility.

"I am not the only one; we are more than 500 families defrauded by this company. There are people from different places, not only from Mexico, but there are people from Canada, Chile, Argentina, the United States. They said they had the backing of the governor, Mara Lezama, but we do not believe she is involved," stated the complainant.

She said the families conducted their transactions primarily over the internet, through publications on Facebook and other digital media. The payments, according to the victim, included monthly installments, annual fees, and even a mandatory access credential costing 1,500 pesos per person, which supposedly would allow entry to the land, although they were later denied access.

"We are tired; we are many families. They have threatened us that if we file a complaint, nothing will happen because they have the backing of the governor," denounced the victim, who asserted that the fraudulent operations date back to the year 2019.

The interviewee identified the main responsible parties as a man named Mar García, the alleged delegate of the Confederación Autónoma de Trabajadores y Empleados de México (CATEM) in Puerto Morelos, and his wife, who acts as the legal representative and co-owner of the corporate entity.

According to the victim's statements, the land plots were sold for prices exceeding 800,000 pesos, with no property or legal documentation delivered to date.

"We have given different amounts of money, some 300, 400 thousand pesos for the land plots," she stated.

Despite the existence of prior complaints against those implicated, she affirmed that none have progressed with the authorities, although she trusts that the state government will investigate the case.