Authorities in Yucatán are warning visitors to Chichén Itzá against fraudulent tour operators offering non-existent hot air balloon rides over the ancient site.
INAH Authorities went on to point out that no authorization has been requested, much less approved for such activities.
“Chichén Itzá is run by the INAH, and as such is entirely under its purview. Flying an aircraft without written authorization would be a federal crime that would surely land participants in prison, said José Arturo Chab Cárdenas, of the INAH’s legal department.
The fake advertisements seem to have also tricked several news agencies, like Novedades de Yucatán into believing that balloon rides over Chichén Itzá were in fact real.
The scammers selling fraudulent hot air balloon trips operate mainly online and prompt would-be passengers to make deposits of thousands of pesos to bank accounts via deposits at convenience stores such as Oxxo.
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