Cancun, Q.R. — Two Americans have been officially charged with defrauding a Cancun hotel chain out of more than $100,000 USD. The pair were arrested earlier this month inside the Cancun International Airport after arriving on an international flight.
Both were wanted by Interpol. Paul “N” and Christy Lin “N” were charged for events that date back to 2021.
According to police, they signed a contract in November 2021 to purchase a membership to a hotel chain club which granted them benefits of various rates and products.
For said contract, they left a credit card as collateral to be used to charge the monthly payments. Later, between August and November 2022, the hotel company received notifications from the bank stating that Paul “N” had canceled 13 credit card transactions totaling $116,587.00 USD, an amount in excess of 2.4 million pesos at the then-exchange rate.
Christy Lin “N,” in addition to having also signed the contract, wrote on Facebook about how they committed the fraud against the hotel.
Both have been officially charged with fraud. A Cancun judge ordered both Paul “N” and Christy Lin “N” to remain in custody for the duration of their legal proceedings.
