The number of people who report having been scammed through alleged investments in technology rises day by day. Until May 7, the Public Ministry (MP) adds 50 complaints and most of the victims of fraud They reside in Alta Verapaz, with 24 cases and Guatemala, with six. The complaints also arrived at the MP headquarters in Sacatepéquez, San Marcos, Huehuetenango, Quetzaltenango, Chimaltenango and Jalapa.
According to the complainants, Companies operated with the same scheme: They promised that the investment would recover and generate profits through shelves with portable batteries.
According to the testimonies, the companies claimed that these batteries would be located in airports and other busy areas abroad, where users would pay to use them. The alleged profits would be transferred to Guatemalan investors, a fact that did not materialize.
The MP explained that the complaints received in the eight departments are being known by different prosecutors, but the criminal phenomenon is analyzed so that they are assigned to a specialized prosecutor.
The Constitution of Companies is investigated
It is important to clarify that the names that have circulated in relation to these complaints correspond to the applications used in this modality of fraud. However, proceedings are being carried out to establish whether there are formally constituted companies with these names, the MP detailed.
Free Press consulted the Superintendence of Banks (SIB) if the Keda Mobile Energy Company (KMEC) company is part of the supervised entities. The SIB indicated that it is not under its supervision, therefore, it is not appropriate to issue an opinion, since it is not within its scope of competition.
The SIB added that, in accordance with articles 1 and 2 of the Law on Financial Supervision, Decree 18-2002 of Congress, its function is to monitor and inspect the Bank of Guatemala, banks, financial companies, credit institutions, consolidating and insurance entities, general deposit stores, exchange houses, financial groups, controlling companies of financial groups and other entities that make up the supervised financial system.
Keda, also known as KMEC MOBILE ENERGY COMPANY LIMITEDIt has a website on which it is presented as a high -tech company focused on solving the cargo needs for travelers. “It is a convenient mobile energy company that integrates production, lease and operation,” says the site.
Likewise, the Superintendence of Tax Administration (SAT) was consulted to verify the formality of the business, but a tax identification number (NIT) was not directly linked to the company, or registration of operations or tax payment.