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Blackmailed citizens on social networks/20-year-old ends up in handcuffs in Tirana

2025-12-07 12:51:00, Kronika CNA

Blackmailed citizens on social networks/20-year-old ends up in handcuffs in

A 20-year-old man has been arrested by police after blackmailing people on social media, demanding between 500 and 1,000 euros to not publish their personal photos on social media. The young man, EM, has been placed in handcuffs.

The investigation revealed that the 20-year-old, for a period of about 2 weeks, opened fake profiles on a social network and, while communicating with various people, obtained personal photos from them.

The police report states that on 05.12.2025 and 06.12.2025, he repeatedly received the amount of 750 euros from a 36-year-old man.

Police announcement:

Tirana DVP/The police operation codenamed "Online Threat" is finalized.

A 20-year-old man has been arrested after defrauding various citizens by demanding between 500 and 1,000 euros to avoid publishing their personal photos on social networks.

2 cases of fraud committed by this citizen are documented.

The Cybercrime Investigation Section, in cooperation with the Special Operational Force of the Tirana Police Department, in continuation of the work to crack down on illegalities in the cyber field, organized and finalized the police operation codenamed "Online Threat".

As a result of the operation, citizen EM, 20 years old, resident of Tirana, was arrested.

The investigation revealed that this citizen, for a period of about 2 weeks, opened fake profiles on a social network and, while communicating with various citizens, obtained personal photos from them. Then, through fraud and blackmail, he demanded a monetary amount of 500 to 1,000 euros, in exchange for not making the personal photos public.

Specifically, on 05.12.2025 and 06.12.2025, this citizen repeatedly received the amount of 750 euros from a 36-year-old man.

The procedural materials have been referred to the Tirana Prosecutor's Office for further action. / CNA





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