The lucrative business of promising what is free
It seems that the creativity of scammers knows no limits, especially when there is a government decree involved. In a move that reminds us of those who sell ice to the Eskimos, the National Water Commission (Conagua) has had to come forward to alert users of national waters – with small agricultural producers in its sights – about an epidemic of characters and companies that, with commendable audacity, pose as managers to supposedly regularize concessions or resolve procedures water. How timely, right?
One can almost imagine the scene: an individual with a folder under his arm offers, for a modest price, to carry out a procedure that the agency carries out free. The irony is so dense that it could be watered with a sprinkler.
The official solution: do it yourself (and save yourself the trouble)
In a statement that could well be titled “So that they don’t sell you the ointment”, the water authority clarified, with the patience of someone explaining something for the umpteenth time, that no legitimate procedure requires intermediaries. All procedures can and should be carried out directly at the basin organizations, local addresses or, attention to the data of the 21st century, on the official website of the institution, where they offer personalized advice at no cost. Yes, you read that right: free of charge. A concept apparently difficult to digest for some.
And why this call for attention right now? Oh, simple coincidence, surely. It turns out that we are in the middle of the process to adhere to the Decree of Administrative Facilities, published in the Official Gazette of the Federation, which grants a generous period of six months for people to update or regularize their concession titles. Come on, it’s hunting season for friends of others… I mean, for unauthorized managers.
Free modules vs. shoddy managers
To support small producers in this crucial task (and, in the process, take the business away from those who live there), Conagua and the Secretariat of Agriculture have installed more than one hundred modules specifically designed to streamline these procedures. And, here’s the revolutionary thing: they’re also free! The institution adds, almost offhand, that it is making progress in simplifying other procedures, which can be managed directly in the Comprehensive Service Centers.
Given this panorama, Conagua’s final exhortation is as clear as a glass of drinking water: do not fall into deception. And, in a twist that turns citizens into civic superheroes, it asks to report any extortion attempt related to these supposed managers or intermediaries. Because at the end of the day, allowing yourself to be charged for something free isn’t just bad business; It is, pardon the redundancy, spreading money.
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