They deceived citizens through fake Albanian Post websites, two Chinese arrested in Tirana

2025-11-01 14:12:46Aktualitet SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX

They deceived citizens through fake Albanian Post websites, two Chinese arrested

The State Police has successfully finalized the police operation codenamed "Fake Mail", which focused on cracking down on a foreign group that was defrauding Albanian citizens through fake Albanian Post websites.

As a result of in-depth investigations by the Cybercrime Investigation Directorate, in cooperation with the Operational Directorate of the State Police and under the direction of the Prosecutor's Office at the Tirana Judicial District Court, two Chinese citizens were arrested: CF, 51 years old, and HY, 45 years old.

Investigations have revealed that the arrested individuals had entered the territory of the Republic of Albania on October 27, 2025, creating a website identical to that of the Albanian Post, through which they deceived citizens and obtained personal and banking data.

During the search of the premises where they were staying, the police seized as material evidence:

17 mobile phones,
1 laptop,
12 passports,
11 bank cards,
7 identity cards,
1 driver's license,
as well as sums of money in various currencies.
Investigations continue to fully uncover the criminal activity and to identify other possible accomplices. The procedural materials have been referred to the Prosecutor's Office at the Tirana Judicial District Court for the criminal offenses of "Computer fraud", "Interference with computer data" and "Computer forgery".


State Police Appeal

The State Police urges citizens to exercise maximum caution against any message or page that requests personal or banking information.
It is recommended that citizens:

-Do not click on suspicious links sent via email, SMS or social networks;
-Never provide personal information, card numbers, PINs or passwords on pages that are not official;
-Always verify the correct address of the page before performing online actions;
-And in case of suspicion, immediately report to the State Police or the Cybercrime Investigation Directorate.


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