Expat Living

Amsoc members issue scam alert

Members of the American Society (Amsoc) in Guadalajara say they are certain they were targeted by scam artists who had obtained their names and local telephone numbers.

Two members report having received calls from an English-speaking person who claimed to be a friend or close acquaintance. Calling them by their first names, the caller explained that he arrived in Guadalajara with the purpose of purchasing a home in the Lake Chapala area. The person continues to say that he brought down with him 100,000 dollars but was stopped by customs officials at the Guadalajara Airport and informed that this was well over the legal limit of 10,000 dollars.

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