costa rica scams

A young waitress who worked at a restaurant in Alajuela took photos of bank cards in order to steal information from them to use later. The accused is a 21-year-old…

Two brothers from Jamaica, ages 48 and 51, set up a call center in Costa Rica that was used to scam senior citizens out of $350,000. Both had an international…

A new initiative seeks to fine those who deliver phones into prisons with over ¢4 million, or ten base salaries. The fine is extremely high due to the danger implied…

Inmates scam people from jail. This has been known for some time but little can be done about it, well little because Costa Rica is unwilling to take away access…

The scammer who pretended to be an employee of the Treasury to steal ¢7 million approx $12,000 carried out this action from La Reforma prison. Three others were arrested because…

Sugese published a list of 16 companies who are selling insurance in Costa Rica without authorization to market insurance in the country. This doesn’t mean they are doing anything wrong…

A sorcerer was arrested by the OIJ on Tuesday in Los Angeles, Liberia. This self proclaimed wizard had set up a mystical center in his home where he offered services…

Although many of us know the the scams being run from Costa Rica in the 20th century – Sweepstakes, real estate, crypto currency, investing….the list goes on and on….there were…