33-year-old from Kosovo cheats Austrians with “Cal Center”, takes over one million euros.

“Call Centre” has spread to many countries in the world, many of them not licensed. In Kosovo there are hundreds of “Call Centre” that many of them are also unlicensed and often act with fraud against foreign buyers.

Recently reported on a 33-year-old Kosovo who has deceived 39 Austrian clients by receiving 1.24m euros.

In this case, Austria's justice authorities sentenced Kosovo to 18 months in prison for participating in cyber fraud.

The charges against him are that Kosovo has worked at “Cal Centre” in Pristina and has damaged 39 Austrians, receiving 1.24m euros, while if customers in Germany and Switzerland are included, the damage value amounts to 2.4m euros.

The alleged “stood at a Call center in Pristina; many others such agencies acted at Call center in Prague or Sofia. These Call centier formed a fraudulent online trade platform known as Operation88888. The accused, formerly well trained, skillfully built good relations with investors. He appeared by reputation, with fake experience in exchange, and was tasked with convincing customers to invest as much as possible” was said on the prosecution's charge.

Meanwhile, in terms of this company, it is said that the total amount of this criminal network has deceived customers, mainly in Western Europe, is about 250m euros, writes albinfo.at.

The 33-year-old Kosovar was arrested and placed in custody by October 2021. He was called <x0gent” Under the nickname Sebastian Morell, it is said that 33-year-old investor of many German-speaking people who were registered on the fraudulent trade platform to deposit funds there.

The criminal organisation had a sophisticated software that impressed the real trade in invested funds, the prosecution's report said.

This software was recommended for the client to install it and the agent was able to access it. In fact, invested money amounted to four to six figures were quickly sent to various accounts belonging to criminals”, the Prosecutor says.

The charge of defrauding 39 Austrians from April 2017 to January 2018, stealing $1.24m. And counting clients in Germany and Switzerland, the figures amount to 2.4m euros.

The defendant was only one in a small number on the 148x1> criminal network, the prosecution said.

There are three people on the criminal network being tried in Salzburg. The 33-year-old Kosovar has said he is repentant.

I let myself hire there because of my debts. I'm sorry I've hurt so many people. I am very ashamed”, Kosovo said, writes “Salzburg Nachrichten”.

His defense lawyer, Simon Haussler, has said his client was just “a small wheel on this building”. He was sentenced to 18 months in prison.