Mexico City, May 25, 2020.- The Government of Mexico again alerts the population to not be fooled by advertisements circulating on social networks and instant messaging services, where people outside the Federal Public Administration offer financial support 25 thousand pesos and false food cards as part of an alleged emerging program in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Networks that operate suspected frauds seek to charge access to false support programs or steal personal information from citizens.

It is important to remember that, thanks to the inter-institutional coordination between the Ministry of Welfare and the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) of the Ministry of Finance and Public Credit (SHCP), it has been possible to freeze the accounts of people linked to an alleged fraud that consisted of the delivery of false cards in exchange for cash deposits; however, the groups that try to deceive the population continue to operate in different states of the Republic, changing their strategies.

That is why the federal government works in coordination with the specialized area in cyber crimes of the National Guard, as well as with the UIF, intensifying the investigation tasks to find those responsible and definitively dismantle these criminal networks that profit from the need of the most vulnerable people. The information collected is reported to the Attorney General of the Republic (FGR).

The National Scientific Directorate of the National Guard has the capabilities to monitor the public internet network 24 hours a day, and collaborates with the prosecutors and specialized agencies to deal with ministerial and judicial requirements in this area.

In the actions to combat fraud with social programs, the Secretariats of Welfare (SB), Labor and Social Welfare (STPS), Public Education (SEP), Economy (SE) and Agriculture and Rural Development (Sader) will also participate. ), who will start a dissemination campaign on social networks to inform the population about the different strategies to defraud, and thus avoid falling into deception.

In addition, the agencies work in coordination with the corresponding authorities, sharing information related to fraudulent cases, as well as the complaints that come through their social networks and service units.

The Government of Mexico reaffirms the commitment to support those who need it most and will continue to do so through the Priority Programs.

At the same time, remember that access to all social programs is free and the information is available through the official platforms of the different institutions.

Likewise, the actions of the federal government for the economic reactivation before COVID-19 are announced through official accounts; hence the importance of the population reporting only through institutional social networks.

For information on pensions for the elderly, people with disabilities, as well as support for girls and boys, children of working mothers and the Sembrado Vida program, citizens have specific information in the accounts: @bienestarmx on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram or on the Wellness Line 800 63 94 264 (800 MEXICO4).

In the case of the programs: Production for Well-being, Guarantee Prices for Rural Producers, Fertilizers for Well-being, Basic Food Basket, Health and Agro-Food Safety and Welfare Program, information can be requested on Line 800 YOUR FIELD (882 2676 ) or on its official platforms: www.gob.mx/agricultura, Twitter: @Agricultura_mex and Facebook: AgriculturaMexico.

Meanwhile, the Ministry of Public Education (SEP) through the National Coordination of Scholarships for Welfare Benito Juárez (CNBBBJ), informs the scholarship holders of the program that the only authorized means of communication to request personal information is the institution educational to which they belong.

The CNBBBJ does not collect personal data on any digital portal for public use. Any notice and information regarding the payment of scholarships will be notified through the official social networks, Facebook: National Coordination of Scholarships for Well-being Benito Juárez Oficial and Twitter: @BecasBenito.

The Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare (STPS), which is in charge of the Youth Building the Future program, has the hotline 800 841 2020 and the page: Jóvenesconstruyendoelfuturo.stps.gob.mx.

For information on the credits granted by the Government of Mexico, citizens can call the Welfare Line 800 63 94 264 (800 MEXICO4), the Citizen Contact Center of the Ministry of Economy on the phone 800 083 2666 or by mail email: contacto.ciudadano@economia.gob.mx.

Finally, the Government of Mexico calls on the population to report this type of fraud to the Public Ministry of their locality, since only by strengthening the culture of reporting do we all take care of ourselves.

In this sense and to strengthen the actions, the National Guard carries out a cybersecurity day that includes webinars for the prevention and attention to electronic crimes, and makes the telephone number 088 and the Twitter account @CEAC_SSPCMexico available to the public, to attend complaints.

Meanwhile, the Financial Intelligence Unit of the Ministry of Finance and Public Credit makes the email available to you: contacto_uif@hacienda.gob.mx, where complaints and information about possible frauds are received.