Two people were arrested and a third was sought, and are accused of having received a sum of 15,000 euros through the signal app, using the names of representatives of local institutions.
The arrested are Shkëlqim Domi, 35, and Saimir Sallaku, 37, both residents of Shijak, while Shefik Kurti, 63, was declared wanted in Tirana.
"The investigative actions are suspected that the citizens of Sh.D. and S.S., in cooperation with the citizen sh.K., on 14.07.2024, received 15 000 euros from the administrator of an economic operator, communicating with him in the "Signal" application, on behalf of representatives of local institutions. On 17.07.2024, they tried to get another large amount of money from this citizen through the same scheme.
In cooperation with the investigation structures of the DVP Tirana, investigations for the investigation of a case occurred in Tirana, where these citizens have attempted to obtain 20 000 euros from a citizen through this fraud scheme" the police notice reads.
Police announcement:
DVP Lezha/Finalized in cooperation with DVP Tirana, the police operation codenamed "Imposter", for the unravelling of a fraud scheme for the benefit of money from economic operators.
They deceived different citizens through an application, communicating with them, on behalf of representatives of local institutions, they are put in handcuffs, 2 citizens are worked to capture their associate.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Investigation Section, after the claim by a citizen that they had received a sum of money through fraud through an application, have launched investigations with proactive methods, at the direction of the Prosecution Office, for the detection of this case and for identifying the citizens involved. As a result of the investigative actions carried out within the police operation codenamed "Imposter", the citizens were detained:
Sh.D., 35, and S.S., 37, both residents of Shijak.
Also, he was wanted by the citizen Sh.K., 63, a resident in Italy.
The investigative actions are suspected that the citizens of Sh.D. and S.S., in cooperation with the citizen sh.K., on 14.07.2024, received 15 000 euros from the administrator of an economic operator, communicating with him in the "Signal" application, on behalf of representatives of local institutions. On 17.07.2024, they tried to get another large amount of money from this citizen through the same scheme.
In cooperation with the investigative structures of the DVP Tirana, investigations are ongoing for the investigation of a case that occurred in Tirana, where these citizens have attempted to obtain 20 000 euros from a citizen through this fraud scheme.
The procedural materials were passed to the Prosecution at the Court of the First Instance of The General Jurisdiction of Lezha for the criminal offense "Fraud" with serious consequences, committed in cooperation.