An international operation against financial fraud through call centres and false investment platforms has been conducted in Kosovo today, where five locations in Pristina, Fushe Kosovo and Ferizaj have been raided, while three persons have been arrested. For this action, the newspaper Signal reported exclusively in the early hours of the morning.
According to the Kosovo Republic Special Prosecutor’s Statement ( P The SRK, those arrested are MP, I.H. and F.Z., who are suspected of involvement or organisation of organized criminal group, fraud, unauthorized cyber access and computer fraud.
The operation was carried out by investigators from the Directorate for Investigation of Economic Crimes and that for investigating the Kosovo Police Cyber Crimes, at the orders of the Special Prosecutor.
The event in Kosovo is part of an international operation, during which commands have also been held in Albania, Cyprus, Israel, Finland and Northern Macedonia.
The raids in Kosovo have temporarily seized cars, mobile phones, computers and other electronic devices, which can serve as evidence in criminal procedure.
By order of the Special Prosecutor, the three detainees have been detained for 48 hours.
How were citizens suspected of being deceived?
According to already controversial allegations, persons involved were represented as agents or financial mediators and allegedly deceived citizens, mainly German-speaking, by convincing them to transfer money for alleged investments in financial instruments and cryptovaluta.
The profits shown on the relevant platforms were suspected to be extinguishable, while the transferred money was not invested according to promises made to the victims.
The operation in Kosovo has been conducted in co-ordination with German authorities and international partners. The Special Prosecutor’s Prosecutor, Prosecutor’s Representatives and investigators from Germany, as well as cybercrime experts from Europol, were present in the implementation of the warrants.
International co-operation has also been facilitated by Eurojust.
The Special Prosecutor and the Kosovo Police have indicated that the investigations are continuing to fully clarify alleged criminal activity, identify other persons involved and track down the property that may be derived from criminal acts.
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/Gazeta Sinjali/
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