Posing as a bank representative/ He asked citizens for their information and stole their money, the young man who defrauded hundreds of Albanians is caught

He sent various citizens in Albania a fake link to fill out their bank details, disguising himself as a subsidiary of a second-tier bank, with the aim of taking money from their accounts. Thanks to the timely and professional response, the suspected perpetrator was identified, caught and put in jail.

Caught red-handed at an ATM in Tirana, withdrawing money from an account he had received via a link, the Police handcuff the 23-year-old from France.

23-year-old Adem Said, after opening the link in France and defrauding hundreds of citizens, came to Tirana with the aim of withdrawing money from the bank accounts he had obtained through fraud.

The Directorate for the Investigation of Cybercrimes at the DPPSH, in cooperation with the Cybercrimes Investigation Sector at the DVP Tirana and the Directorate of the Special Operational Force, following complaints received from citizens who had fallen prey to a fraud through fake banking links, successfully finalized the police operation codenamed "MISLEADING MESSAGES".

As part of this operation, after intensive investigative and operational work, it was possible to capture and arrest in flagrante delicto the citizen AS, 23 years old, born and residing in France.

This citizen was arrested after, through fraud by sending false messages to mobile phones, he requested the completion of forms with personal banking data, which he then used to withdraw money through ATMs and banking applications installed on mobile phones.

Hundreds of Albanian citizens have fallen victim to this fraud scheme.

Thanks to the quick and professional actions of the investigative groups, this citizen was located and arrested in flagrante delicto.

Three cell phones were seized as material evidence.

Investigations are ongoing to identify and prosecute other citizens involved in this criminal activity.

The procedural materials have been referred to the Prosecutor's Office at the First Instance Court of General Jurisdiction of Tirana, for the criminal offenses of "Computer Fraud" and "Interference with Computer Data".

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