Extrade in Kosovo Germany that deceived “call-center”

In mid - April, hundreds of investigators from Germany and other countries dismantled a large network of telephone frauds. Investigations into the case are advancing: Already the head of a <x0ll center” in Kosovo has been extradited to Germany, according to the State Criminal Police Office. It was seized during its entry into the Republic of Northern Macedonia and is located in German custody.

The man is said to have led a <x0call center” fraud with at least three other authors in Kosovo from June 2023 to the development of action under operation “Pandora” on 18 April. Victims in German - speaking countries are said to have been led to believe on the phone that they were being called by their bank. The purpose was to obey people to transfer money to an account controlled by deceivers. In some cases, the access data of the victims to online banking had previously been ratged with a fake banking site, reports dpa, broadcasts Klankosova.tv.

Kosovo's 32-year-old is taught he was chief of “call center”. His job had been to rent the premises and get the phone numbers and bank records of the damaged parties. He has also reportedly recruited new employees.

Other suspects are said to have been working as telephone operators, internet programmers “phisting” and recruiters of so-called financial agents for the call center.

30,000 euros in waste

From the call centre operating 32-year-old, victims in Germany and Austria have reportedly been called on at least nine occasions in the period from October 2023 to February 2024. In two cases, damage has been caused by about 30,000 euros. In seven other cases, suspects' attempts have failed because the injured or have not responded to fraud or the banks have not carried out the transfers.

Another 44-year-old suspect, who is taught that he worked as a telephone operator at <x0call center” of the 32-year-old, has been extradited from Kosovo to Germany on 17 July.

During large-scale raids in mid-April, along with Europol and the Federal Criminal Police Office, 12 call centres were raided and 21 people were arrested in five countries, mainly in the Western Balkans. 16 went into custody. Nine defendants reportedly are operators in “call center”.

The bank's alert worker was crucial

The investigation had been put in motion by a vigilant bank employee. Last year, a fraud had summoned a 76-year-old woman from Freiburg as a supposedly policeman to get her money. When the lady wanted to withdraw 120 thousand euros from her current account, the bank adviser has notified the police.

The fraud's online-based phone number turned out to be a <x0 gold mouseier” for investigators, as it led to a large network of call centres. Baden-Wurttemberg State Criminal Investigation Office established an investigative group called “Pandora”, which included police from Baivaria, Saxonia and Berlin.