Q COSTARICA — Since early this Friday morning, agents from the Specialized Section Against Computer Fraud of the Judicial Investigation Agency (OIJ) have been conducting Operation Nexus.2.
The operation consists of 13 raids with the intention of arresting eight people, allegedly linked to the crime of computer fraud.
This is a continuation of Case Nexus, initiated in 2025 in conjunction with the Colombian National Police.
The project is based on the detection, since 2023, of an apparent type of computer fraud in which alleged cybercriminals created websites that mimicked the real websites of financial institutions.
By doing so, it appears that victims were tricked into accessing these websites, believing they were on the legitimate ones.
“This is how the suspects allegedly managed to obtain sensitive information from the victims and steal money from their bank accounts,” explained the OIJ.
Nexus.2 Connected Costa Rica and Colombia
The Nexus case investigation determined that several IP addresses corresponded to physical addresses in Colombia. It is presumed that the fake websites were being developed there.
Based on this, Colombian authorities conducted three raids in 2025.
On that occasion, it appears that the money obtained through the online scams was withdrawn in Costa Rica. As a result, arrests were made, destination accounts were frozen, suspected front men were detained, and nine raids were carried out on homes and businesses where, according to bank logs, connections were made to access the bank’s website and the victims’ accounts.
The financial losses from this first phase amounted to ¢35 million colones, divided among 25 related cases.
Operation Nexus 2.0 is a continuation of the Nexus case, comprised of 23 complaints filed between 2024 and 2025. This time, the thefts totaled approximately ¢34.6 million colones and US$5,000.00.
“This investigation identified account destinations, alleged front men, and IP addresses, leading to the arrest today of eight suspects,” summarized the OIJ (Judicial Investigation Agency).