Viaducto Miguel Alemán 105, Escandón, Ciudad de México. C.P. 11800
Viaducto Miguel Alemán 105, Escandón, Ciudad de México. C.P. 11800

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

Alleged Mexican Tourism Board Questionnaire Page 2
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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