Overview
- Profeco warned consumers about alleged fraud tied to Mundo Runner’s Star Wars and Merlina races and advised against paying by bank transfer.
- Iván Escalante, the head of Profeco, called on affected runners to file complaints with the Ministerio Público so the case can be investigated as a crime.
- Reports detail that people paid roughly 700 pesos expecting kits and medals, then arrived at designated sites to find no organizers or event infrastructure.
- Victims describe a pattern involving polished social posts, bank transfers, email confirmations, and then the organizers’ disappearance with inactive web profiles.
- Authorities and event organizers, including As Deporte and park administrators in Monterrey and Puebla, denied issuing permits for the promoted races.