Freddy Bernal used Twitter to report that he has been the victim of an alleged crime of identity theft in Táchira. He said that the complaint has already been filed and he hopes that the person posing as him will soon be caught, making alleged extortion over the phone.
The governor of the state of Táchira, Freddy Bernal, denounced this Sunday, December 11, that he was the victim of the crime of identity theft by a subject for at least three days, through numbers of the Movilnet and Digitel operators.
Through their social networksBernal warned that the alleged criminal is posing as his person in order to propose “improper deals” and extort family members, contacts and government officials.
He then asked to block the numbers – which he did not refer to in his message – and announced that the formal complaint to the authorities had already been made. “I have no doubt that (whoever is behind this scam) will soon be behind bars,” she said.
I inform the people of Venezuela that for 72 hours there has been a criminal who is posing as me through some numbers that start with 0426 and 0412, proposing illegal business to extort. He has already reported himself and will soon be captured! pic.twitter.com/f88ZC9XLnv
—Freddy Bernal (@FreddyBernal) December 11, 2022
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Bernal is the first governor to denounce identity theft for illegal purposes, despite the fact that this year dozens of businessmen, mainly ranchers, have warned about an increase in extortion in border areas, by authorities and criminal organizations, according to NGOs.
The Scientific, Criminal and Criminal Investigation Corps (Cicpc) estimated that between January and November 2022, the authorities arrested 299 people accused of committing fraud, mainly through digital media.
Douglas Rico, the director of the Scientific Police, indicated the last december 3 that criminals have gone from committing violent acts to carrying out scams and computer crimes, modalities that increased after the covid-19 pandemic.
He assured then that “they are not made up figures.” Despite acknowledging that criminal acts “will never disappear,” he asserted that the authorities are working to reduce and control them through complaints.
With information from Swiss Info
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