An unemployed Mexican builder faked his own kidnapping so his wife would pay his $450 ransom. Eliot Garrido Guido, 36, from Mexico City enlisted the help of his friend Carlos Amilcar Martinez Reyes, 42, to stage the kidnapping and take photographs of him tied up an gagged. Mexican authorities believe that Guido was embarrassed that his banker wife earned more money than him so worked on his devious plan. Eliot Garrido Guido from Mexico City, pictured, staged his own kidnapping to steal $450 from his wife . Reyes brought his friend to a derelict house, tied him up, sat him on a stool and took photographs of him as part of the fake kidnap plot. One of the photographs showed Guido with blood on his white tee shirt and with a gag over his mouth, while the second showed him in the same position but with a hood over his head. The images were uploaded to Guido's Facebook account, with the claim that the unemployed builder had been moved 900 miles away. According to the wife: 'When I saw the message and the photos I couldn’t believe what was happening. 'The kidnappers had demanded 7,000 Pesos ($450), and said my husband was being tortured. 'They said they would kill him if I didn’t pay up. 'I was seriously worried but when I contacted them they said I should leave the money at an address in Mexico City. 'I asked them why I should do that if they were in Playa del Carmen, and they just said do it. 'But it didn’t make sense so I contacted the police.' Police arrested Guido, left,  and his friend Carlos Amilcar Martinez Reyes, 42, right, after they were able to trace the Facebook ransom message to a derelict house just 300 metres away from Guido's home . When police arrived and examined the message they quickly discovered it had been sent from nearby after spotting the message’s location identifier. A police spokesman said: 'We found them in a house about 300 metres away. 'They both confessed and were arrested on the spot.' The men now face five years in jail.
Eliot Garrido Guido was annoyed that his wife was a higher earner than him .
Guido had lost his building job three months before the kidnap plot .
He enlisted Carlos Amilcar Martinez Reyes to extort cash from his wife .
The pair staged a kidnapping and posted images to Guido's Facebook page .
The message warned that Guido would be killed if they didn't receive $450 .
His worried wife contacted police who were able to track the message .
The pair were found just 300 metres away from Guido's Mexico City home .
Now the bungling duo face five years in prison for their extortion attempt .
An unemployed Mexican builder faked his own kidnapping so his wife would pay his $450 ransom. Eliot Garrido Guido, 36, from Mexico City enlisted the help of his friend Carlos Amilcar Martinez Reyes, 42, to stage the kidnapping and take photographs of him tied up an gagged. Mexican authorities believe that Guido was embarrassed that his banker wife earned more money than him so worked on his devious plan. Eliot Garrido Guido from Mexico City, pictured, staged his own kidnapping to steal $450 from his wife . Reyes brought his friend to a derelict house, tied him up, sat him on a stool and took photographs of him as part of the fake kidnap plot. One of the photographs showed Guido with blood on his white tee shirt and with a gag over his mouth, while the second showed him in the same position but with a hood over his head. The images were uploaded to Guido's Facebook account, with the claim that the unemployed builder had been moved 900 miles away. According to the wife: 'When I saw the message and the photos I couldn’t believe what was happening. 'The kidnappers had demanded 7,000 Pesos ($450), and said my husband was being tortured. 'They said they would kill him if I didn’t pay up. 'I was seriously worried but when I contacted them they said I should leave the money at an address in Mexico City. 'I asked them why I should do that if they were in Playa del Carmen, and they just said do it. 'But it didn’t make sense so I contacted the police.' Police arrested Guido, left,  and his friend Carlos Amilcar Martinez Reyes, 42, right, after they were able to trace the Facebook ransom message to a derelict house just 300 metres away from Guido's home . When police arrived and examined the message they quickly discovered it had been sent from nearby after spotting the message’s location identifier. A police spokesman said: 'We found them in a house about 300 metres away. 'They both confessed and were arrested on the spot.' The men now face five years in jail.
kidnapping so his wife would pay his $450 ransom. Eliot Garrido Guido, 36, from Mexico City enlisted the help of his friend Carlos Amilcar Martinez Reyes, 42, to stage the kidnapping and Mexican authorities believe that Guido was staged his own kidnapping to steal $450 from his images were uploaded to Guido's Facebook account, him if I didn’t pay up. 'I was seriously worried after they were able to trace the Facebook ransom message to a derelict house just 300 metres away from Guido's home . When police arrived and the spot.' The men now face five years in jail.