Blocking a bank account by microfinance companies and some bailiffs has become a major problem for many Egyptian and Roma minority families.
Often their actions to block the account number are illegal and in violation of the Code of Civil Procedure.
Such is the case of a family in Lezha, whose salary has been blocked, which is the only economic income for the members of this family.
For this reason, the organization Social Justice has addressed the Court, while assisting a significant number of citizens who are facing the blocking of account numbers. "Most of them use the number to withdraw their monthly salary, as the only income for their families. Blocking the number is done by microfinance companies, which have bought bad loans to companies or banks. "After purchasing these loans, they collect debts from citizens illegally," said the leaders of the organization.
The National Chamber of Private Bailiffs reacted to this situation through a public statement in February, which admits that thousands of citizens have been deceived and raped in recent months.
How citizens steal microfinance companies
"Thousands of citizens have been deceived and severely raped in recent months. Entire Albanian individuals and families have gone through psychological trauma when all their livelihoods, monthly salaries and any possible wealth have been blocked by public fraudsters. Many individuals have surrendered to these heartless fraudsters because the state did not move! "Many families have been forced to take out new loans to break the tight loop for clearing old loans / debts," say activists of the organization.
The fraud scheme still works perfectly: A microfinance company buys from level II banks the debt / loan taken in 2006, 2007, 2008 or 2009 from a simple Albanian and after demanding it several times with blackmail, puts it between two forced choices "O pay off several times the old debt, or take a new loan and turn it into a modern debt of 2019, 2020, 2021 or 2022!"
The Chamber of Bailiffs considers this a perfect fraud scheme, which is not being touched or stopped by anyone.
According to them, fraud is turning into a "boomerang" for the banking system itself and risks involving the entire social system in the country. Commercial banks no longer have the practical opportunity to withstand the thousands of seizures that come out of the Mailbox with No. 7469.
"OTP Albania" Bank confirms the figure of 4060 seizures of Albanian family's salary accounts in the last two months only.
Cadastre offices and DRSHTRRs (vehicles) across the country have been affected by thousands of paperwork coming out of PO Box no. 7469. Hundreds of other documents "On the voluntary execution of the obligation" have been notified in the work centers to the citizens from the box with the infamous number 7469.
"There could be 10 thousand, 30 thousand or 100 thousand Albanians affected by the stunt with mailboxes. Today the banks confirm the figure 4060 seized bank accounts bearing the address: Mailbox Nr. 7469.
Albanian Post informs that Post Box no. 7469 Tirana belongs to the subject “Albanian Debt Consulting Agency” sh.pk, in short ADCA and the receipt or delivery of postal objects are signed by an authorized person who is not a bailiff.
The Social Justice Organization says that ADCA and MCA, through Mailbox no. 7469, deceive thousands of Albanians "In the name of Execution".
The Chamber of Bailiffs has also called on the entire public opinion to immediately reject and report to the competent bodies the fraud committed in the name of "Bailiff" by photocopy letters, which bear not addresses, but mailbox numbers.
"The Chamber of Bailiffs calls on commercial banks instead to immediately release the bank accounts of thousands of citizens, if in the documents with bailiff content there is a fraudulent address: Mailbox no. 7469 and immediately denounce them before the competent authorities.
The Chamber of Bailiffs "begs the whole public opinion, not to confuse honest bailiffs, whom you can meet in person at any time of the day, in offices that bear public logos and addresses, with Public fraudsters hiding behind anonymous phone calls, boxes post offices and unnamed offices at their entrances. ”
The Chamber calls on the Prime Minister and the Minister of Justice, the Prosecution and the State Police to take immediate measures and stop the serious social consequences caused and being caused by the phenomenon "Debt collection through fraud and blackmail". / SI