"Last Call"/ Two people were arrested for defrauding foreigners over the phone

2023-04-15 13:29:00, Kronika CNA

"Last Call"/ Two people were arrested for defrauding foreigners over

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The police operation coded "Last Call" is finalized by the investigative structures of the DVP Tirana, in cooperation with the Regional AMP, under the direction of the Prosecutor's Office near the Judicial District Court of Tirana.

They cheated foreign citizens over the phone to invest in fictitious stock exchanges, 2 citizens were arrested.

1 other citizen is also in handcuffs, who had deceived the 2 arrested persons, with the aim of monetary gain, promising to protect them from the Police.

1 other citizen, an employee at the call center entity, is being prosecuted.

Computer units, USB, mobile devices, notepads with the data of defrauded citizens, as well as various amounts of money benefited from fraud are seized.

The specialists of the investigative structures of the DVP Tirana, in cooperation with the Regional AMP, under the direction of the Prosecutor's Office at the Judicial District Court of Tirana, after a genuine investigative work followed with proactive methods, successfully organized and finalized the coded police operation "Last call".

As a result of this operation, the citizens were arrested in the act:

- ES, 34 years old, FQ, 23 years old, and MK, 32 years old, all three residents of Tirana.

In addition, the proceeding was started in free status for the citizen ER, 33 years old, resident in Tirana.

From the investigative actions, it was found that ES, FQ and ER citizens were employed in a call center subject and in cooperation with each other called foreign citizens, presented themselves as sales agents and through fraud, convinced them to invest in the stock market. fictitious forex.

Also, from the investigations, it is suspected that the MK citizen, by means of fraud for monetary benefits, had promised the 2 arrested persons that he would protect them from the Police.

As material evidence, the following were seized: computer units, USB, mobile devices, notepads with the data of defrauded citizens, as well as various amounts of money benefited from fraud.

The materials were passed to the Prosecutor's Office for further procedural actions.