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Fraud scheme through call centers/ 10 arrested, around 900 thousand euros seized

2026-04-14 16:12:00, Kronika CNA

New details have emerged regarding the police operation "Ghost Call" for a computer fraud scheme through call centers.

The State Police informs that the operation came as a result of a 2-year investigation, where 12 premises used for this scheme were discovered.

Fraud scheme through call centers/ 10 arrested, around 900 thousand euros seized

Following the procedural actions, at the request of the Tirana Prosecutor's Office, 5 out of 7 security measures "Arrest in prison" were executed. Specifically, this measure was executed for citizens ED, 47 years old, MH, 23 years old, TA, 22 years old, LT, 32 years old and Xh. M., 28 years old. With the same measure, citizens Xh. H., 30 years old and ML, 28 years old, were declared wanted.

Further, the security measures "Prohibition on leaving the country" and "Obligation to report to the judicial police" were executed for citizen AV, 33 years old. Meanwhile, citizen LC, 25 years old, was declared wanted with the same measures.

Following the "Ghost Call" operation, the following citizens were arrested in flagrante delicto: KB, 38 years old, EH, 26 years old, BB, 25 years old, KD, 25 years old and ET, 32 years old, and citizen DJ, 24 years old, was declared wanted.

The investigative actions revealed that these citizens had leadership roles in the teams involved in this activity.

The execution of the decisions was carried out by State Police officers, in cooperation with the Tirana Prosecutor's Office, as well as in full coordination with investigators from the Austrian authorities and Europol experts, participating in the operation.

Fraud scheme through call centers/ 10 arrested, around 900 thousand euros seized

During the checks, 891,735 euros, 443 computers, 238 mobile phones, 6 laptops and other equipment (HDD, DVR) were found, which will be subject to further examinations.

Meanwhile, investigations are ongoing to fully document this criminal activity and identify other citizens involved in it. /CNA