
4 managers of a call center in Tirana, suspected of fraud schemes, have been arrested by the police, while 49 employees have been placed under investigation.
Full announcement:
A call center was discovered on "Gjergj Fishta" Boulevard, where computer fraud was being committed.
4 organizers and leaders of this activity were arrested in flagrante delicto.
Criminal proceedings are being filed against 49 employees who were caught red-handed in this environment.
107 devices through which the fraud was committed were seized, as well as other materials that will serve the investigation.
As a result of the immediate intervention, following information obtained through operational channels, that the second floor of a building on "Gjergj Fishta" Boulevard was a call center where computer fraud was being committed, specialists from the Economic and Financial Crimes Investigation Sector, in cooperation with specialists from the Cyber ??Crimes Investigation Sector of the Tirana Police Department, finalized, under the direction of the Prosecution, the operation codenamed "Hold on".
As part of the operation, citizens EK, 28 years old, AJ, 21 years old, ED, 21 years old, and MM, 19 years old, who are suspected of administering this activity and/or leading groups of employees, were arrested in flagrante delicto.
Also, in the premises of the facility, 49 citizens were caught red-handed while working, for whom proceedings were initiated while they were at large.
With the quality of evidence, materials were seized from the adapted environment with dozens of workstations, 94 computers, 11 mobile phones, 2 iPads and other materials of investigative interest.
The procedural materials were referred to the Tirana Prosecutor's Office for further action.