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Albania·Austria

Albanian police dismantle call centre fraud ring, seize nearly €1 million

Tuesday, 14 April 2026, 18:49 · 1 min read

Albanian police, working alongside Austrian authorities and Europol, have dismantled a network of 12 call centre fraud operations across Albania following a two-year investigation. Raids carried out Monday evening and Tuesday morning resulted in the arrest of 10 people on computer fraud charges, the seizure of approximately €892,000 in cash, and the confiscation of hundreds of computers and mobile devices; four additional suspects remain at large. The operation highlights Albania's emergence as a hub for organised call centre crime, where multilingual workers are recruited to defraud victims across Europe through fake investment schemes and high-pressure social-engineering tactics.

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Balkan InsightAlbanian Police Arrest Call Centre Fraudsters ↗︎
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