"Police Shuts Down 12 Fraud Call Centers, Arrests 21 Suspects"

Law enforcement recently shut down 12 phone fraud call centers in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, and Lebanon, behind thousands of scam calls daily. Dozens of German law enforcement officers, aided by hundreds of counterparts from other countries (i.e., Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, and Lebanon), carried out numerous raids on April 18, identifying 39 suspects and arresting 21 individuals. Law enforcement said it also confiscated evidence, including data carriers, documents, cash, and other assets, valued at roughly €1 million. The law enforcement operation also yielded critical electronic evidence expected to identify other call centers and potential fraud perpetrators. Europol noted that 21 people were taken into custody during this Europol-supported action day, which took down a criminal network responsible for defrauding thousands of victims through various modus operandi. The callers' playbooks range from fake police calls, persuasive investment fraud, or heart-wrenching romance scams.

BleepingComputer reports: "Police Shuts Down 12 Fraud Call Centers, Arrests 21 Suspects"