Cuban priest denounces locksmith scam in Havana

The Cuban priest Kenny Fernández, parish priest of the church in Madruga, in the province of Mayabeque, denounced the scam he suffered at the hands of a supposed "locksmith" and "car zipper repairer" in Lawton, Havana.

Through the social network Facebook, the father stated that his post aims to alert other people not to make the mistake of requesting the services of "Félix," whose residence is located on 12th Street between Dolores and Tejar.

Regarding the scam, the priest recounted: "12 days ago, he told me he was going to buy a hood or traditional sliding window for the driver's door, and that I should give him 1,000 Cuban pesos in advance to buy this part, and then he would charge me for the labor."

Well, it has been 12 days and I have been to his house on 5 or 6 occasions and it has been impossible for him to do the work for me, or to give me the item, or to return the money, there is always a problem and a 'come back tomorrow'," Father Kenny, a well-known critic of the communist regime in Cuba, stated.

Convinced of the scam, he added that he has already considered the money lost, "but I don't want more unsuspecting people like me to go through this." In fact, he also stated that during his visits to "Félix," he has encountered clients in worse situations: "One was owed 4,000 MN, another was supposed to be refunded two doors and several thousand pesos, and he told me that there were people waiting up to 3 months to be served. In short: take care of your money."

Nevertheless, the priest did not miss the opportunity to mention other places where they carry out these works: "I recommend you to go to 25 and Hospital, in Vedado, or to Avenida 51 corner 42, Puentes Grandes."

At the beginning of June, a woman with a long history of scams in the city of Santiago de Cuba was arrested after a victim, along with several neighbors, managed to detain her and call the police, as reported on Facebook by the communicator Yosmany Mayeta.

Likewise, the official press warned Cubans about the increase in balance scams in recent days, using techniques involving text messages.

The creativity of scammers in Cuba seems to have no limits, especially in the field of telecommunications, warned the digital portal Cubadebate on its USB Channel, where it also provided clues on how balance theft occurs.