Overview
- The SCJN reported that apocryphal profiles are impersonating ministers on Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp to defraud users.
- Scammers send private messages inviting people to WhatsApp groups, request deposits or transfers, and collect personal data for fictitious social programs.
- Court president Hugo Aguilar Ortiz said he has not authorized any requests for resources, and ministers Lenia Batres and Giovanni Figueroa Mejía urged the public to report and block the fake accounts.
- The Court released a list of verified ministerial accounts and said those are the only recognized outlets for public communication.
- Coverage frames the scheme as identity impersonation under the Federal Penal Code with penalties of months to up to 12 years in prison, and the Court did not report filing formal complaints or achieving takedowns in these notices.