Ernesto Alfonso Acosta - Another Fake Mexican Government Request

February 16, 2018

An Aimfair member sent us a note and question:

Hi Bob,
Is this legit?

---- Forwarded message ----
From: Consejo de promocion turistica
Date: Thu, Feb 15, 2018 at 11:08 AM
Subject: C.P.T.M/Complaint Form/Authorization Agreement

Alleged Mexican Tourism Board Questionnaire

Alleged Mexican Tourism Board Questionnaire Page 2

The answer in a word is NO!

1. Following is a list of notaries in Mexico.
   
   http://www.mundonotarial.com.mx/Jalisco/jalisco.html - Notaries in Mexico - Ernesto is not on the list.
   
   
2. Following is the whois domain registration for the Impersonator:
   
   Domain Name: cptmgob.com.mx
   Domain Profile
   Registrant Alejandro Romero
   Registrant Org —
   Registrant Country MX
   Registrar JettHost, S de R.L. de C.V.
   IANA ID: —
   url: http://www.jetthost.com/
   Whois Server: —
   • Dates: 129 days old
   • Created on 2017-10-10
   • Expires on 2018-10-10
   • Updated on 2017-11-26
   
   Name Server(s) NS1.JETTHOST.NET (has 2,168 domains)
   NS2.JETTHOST.NET (has 2,168 domains)
   Tech Contact: Alejandro Romero
   Guadalajara, Jalisco, , MX
   IP Address 67.222.151.174 - 401 other sites hosted on this server
   IP Location United States - Texas - Dallas - Knownhost
   ASN United States AS393398 ASN-DIS - Dallas Infrastructure Services, LLC, US (registered Apr 01, 2014)
   False Location: Viaducto Miguel Alemán 105, Escandón, Ciudad de México. C.P. 11800
   Telephone Numbers on documents are routed to US Telephone Numbers:
   • Tel:011-52-558-526-2570
   • Fax:011-52-555-985-6408
   
   
3. The Real Mexican Tourism Board
   • Domain Name: cptm.com.mx
   • Created On: 2000-12-19
   • Expiration Date: 2019-12-18
   • Last Updated On: 2017-08-25
   • Registrar: Akky (Una division de NIC Mexico)
   • Viaducto Miguel Aleman # 105 Col. Escandon
   • Ciudad de México CP. 11800, Tel. (55) 5278 4200

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