Data from the entity report about 1,900 cases of people involved and used as “mules” by lending their bank accounts for illegal financial transactions and that according to prosecutors led to 297 convictions while investigations continue.

The matter was disclosed during the week by the Attorney General, Rodolfo Delgado, in a conference where he presented the Virtual Shield operation against digital frauds.

Currently, 1,327 cases are still in court, with defendants under provisional detention.

The prosecutor explained that during the last few months they have seen an increase in the number of reports of scams through information and communication technologies, which alerted them and led them to initiate investigations.

The victims of the scams are contacted with false offers of employment, credits, rents, investments or non-existent services, and subsequently deceived to transfer money to accounts that serve as a bridge to move funds abroad.

The FGR reiterated that these practices are part of transnational criminal networks and it is not the first time that Colombian mafias are involved.

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