Overview
- Mexico recorded losses exceeding 20 billion pesos in 2024 tied to roughly six million cyberfraud incidents, according to sector reporting.
- Authorities logged 108,724 fraud complaints in 2025, with nearly half concentrated in Mexico City, Estado de México and Jalisco, and December cases up 11% year over year.
- CONDUSEF’s 2023 data show 8,098,268 frauds nationwide, 71% conducted online, with cyberfraud complaints rising about 20% from 2022.
- Phishing remains the leading tactic in Mexico, with The CIU estimating more than 13 million victims over the past seven years.
- GI-TOC reports a $1 trillion global fraud economy in 2024 as criminals deploy Crime-as-a-Service, AI-driven deepfakes and mobile malware that exploit Mexico’s low digital literacy and limited cybersecurity adoption.