The capital's police have discovered an environment on "Dritan Hoxha" street that was set up as a call center and that served to deceive foreign citizens. According to the police report, in this environment, through mobile phones, foreign citizens were deceived into investing in fictitious stock exchanges. The police have handcuffed 6 people, while one was criminally prosecuted at large.
"Those arrested are AK, 25 years old, SS, 26 years old, SM, 22 years old, EH, 30 years old, BI, 25 years old and S. Ll., 29 years old, all 6 residents of Tirana. Citizen MD, 20 years old, is being prosecuted," the Police announced.
These citizens were caught red-handed while deceiving foreign citizens, to invest in a fictitious stock exchange with the aim of recovering the money they had previously lost, using the same method of fraud. They carried out this activity in an environment adapted as a call center on "Dritan Hoxha" street.
Tirana Police Announcement
Another operation is being finalized by the Economic Crime Investigation Sector in cooperation with the Operational Force of the Tirana Police Department and the Cyber Crime Investigation Directorate at the DPPSH, under the direction of the Prosecution Office.
As a result of Operation "Location 1", another environment adapted as a call center was discovered, through which foreign citizens were deceived, over the phone, into investing in fictitious stock exchanges.
6 citizens are arrested and 1 other is being prosecuted.
Computer equipment, mobile phones and other material evidence are seized.
Specialists of the Economic and Financial Crimes Investigation Section, at the Tirana Police Department, in cooperation with the Tirana Police Department's Operational Force and the Cybercrime Investigation Directorate under the direction of the Prosecution, thanks to police intelligence, successfully organized and finalized the police operation codenamed "Location 1". As a result of this operation, the following citizens were arrested in flagrante delicto:
AK, 25 years old, SS, 26 years old, SM, 22 years old, EH, 30 years old, BI, 25 years old and S. Ll., 29 years old, all 6 residents of Tirana. Citizen MD, 20 years old, is being prosecuted.
These citizens, during the intervention of the Police services, were caught red-handed while deceiving foreign citizens, to invest in a fictitious stock exchange with the aim of recovering the money that they had previously lost through the same method of fraud. They practiced this activity in the environment adapted as a call-center on "Dritan Hoxha" street.
The materials were passed to the Prosecutor's Office for further procedural actions. (A2 Televizion)
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