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Funds Returned After Mistyped Alias Sends ARS 3.4 Million to Wrong Account

A cross‑province probe with Mercado Pago support produced a prosecutor‑ordered restitution to the sender.

Overview

  • A 44-year-old woman in Córdoba mistakenly transferred ARS 3,426,153.42 after entering the wrong banking alias through Bancor.
  • Córdoba’s Cybercrime Department used OSINT tools and fieldwork to trace the recipient, identifying G. N.M. at a legal address in Barranqueras, Chaco.
  • The recipient told investigators he was unaware of the credit and had multiple Mercado Pago accounts, some blocked for incomplete security validation.
  • A Mercado Pago operator located the funds in a blocked account and executed an internal refund to an active account, enabling immediate return to the sender.
  • Equipo Fiscal N°13, led by Dr. Víctor Recio, ordered the restitution, police executed the directive, receipts entered the judicial file, and the case remains open.