Magnitud del engaño para la configuración del delito de estafa en Perú

Abstract

En el Delito de Estafa se le ha considerado como un factor importante en la consumación del hecho a la víctima, de quien se dice tiene un rol fundamental, ya que sin su actuar o contribución errónea no se daría el hecho ilícito, a esto la doctrina ha denominado “simple mentira”, dejando sin criminalizar, sancionar e investigar estos hechos por parte del Ministerio Publico como persecutor del delito. Pero es el caso que, si bien existe una postura frente al Delito de Estafa para su configuración, también lo es que, se debe castigar toda conducta ilícita y criminalizar incluso un hecho o conducta bajo el supuesto de una “mentira simple o Engaño irrelevante”, los que hoy en día no son investigados ni sancionados, provocando a una sociedad que se siente desprotegida frente a hechos que consideran un ilícito penal.

In the crime of Fraud, the victim has been considered an important factor in the consummation of the act, who is said to have a fundamental role, since without his or her erroneous action or contribution the illicit act would not occur, this is what the doctrine has been called “a simple lie”, leaving these facts uncriminalized, sanctioned and investigated by the Public Ministry as the pursuer of the crime. But it is the case that, although there is a position regarding the crime of fraud for its configuration, it is also the case that all illicit conduct must be punished and even a fact or conduct must be criminalized under the assumption of a “simple lie or irrelevant deception”, which today are neither investigated nor punished, causing a society that feels unprotected against events that they consider a criminal offense.