Scammed? Start here
If you were scammed buying property in Mexico, take a breath. You still have options.
What happened to you happens to many foreign buyers here. 7 in 10 who seek legal help were defrauded.1 Being misled doesn't make you foolish. It makes you someone who needs a straight answer, fast.
Pick the closest situation
Each leads to the same calm first step: a confidential review. We'll tell you honestly what's realistic.
I lost a deposit or down payment
You paid to “reserve” or toward a purchase, and now the money, or the deal, is gone.
Review my optionsNo title (they sold what they didn't own)
No escritura, the property isn't registered to you, or it turns out to be ejido land.
Review my optionsA developer took the money and vanished
Pre-construction or “preventa” that was never delivered, stalled, or abandoned, or a developer who simply won't return your money.
Review my optionsA “lawyer” or “notario” who may be fake
Someone who took fees, can't be verified, or keeps asking for more money.
Review my optionsI already tried to handle it myself
Sent emails or a demand letter, used ChatGPT, or started a PROFECO claim, and hit a wall? Good instinct. See why it stalls, and what actually moves it.
Why it stalled, and the next stepNot sure it was even a scam? That's one of the most common reasons people reach out, and finding out is exactly what a first review is for. You don't need the legal terms, or to be certain anything went wrong, to ask.
A smart first move
You sent the letters. They went quiet.
Maybe you used a template or ChatGPT to draft a demand letter, emailed the developer, even started a PROFECO complaint yourself. That was the right instinct, and the paper trail you built is genuinely useful. It is not wasted effort.
Here is the part nobody warns you about: in Mexico, a letter only has teeth when real legal action stands behind it. A developer who already has your money ignores an email from abroad because nothing forces their hand. What actually moves a case is filing where it counts, a PROFECO or CONDUSEF complaint, a criminal denuncia with the Fiscalía, or civil action, in Spanish, in the right forum, by someone with the standing to bring it.
Going it alone can also quietly cost you: deadlines (prescripción) run in the background, a tipped-off developer can move units or assets, and a rushed “settlement” can sign away options you didn't know you had.
We won't promise you the moon.
Recovery in Mexico can be slow, and not every case is winnable. Anyone who “guarantees” your money back is waving a red flag. What we promise instead: a clear-eyed read of your options, and a plan only if it's worth your time and money.
Confidential review
We read your contracts and payment trail and reconstruct what actually happened.
Options mapped
PROFECO, criminal denuncia with the Fiscalía, civil action, bank or payment recovery. What fits, what doesn't.
Written plan & flat fee
If we can help, you get a fixed scope and price in writing, before you pay.
The next step
Tell us what happened. Confidential, and honest.
The sooner we see the documents, the more options you tend to have.
Confidential · no pressure to continue