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"IUTE Credit" scam/ How 23 women in Lezha were trapped and in debt by a 33-year-old woman
2025-06-26 22:47:02 / AKTUALITET
The scheme of robbing citizens through microcredits continues, despite SPAK's crackdowns and investigations.
Another major credit fraud scheme was announced this Thursday by the Lezha Police.
Through an official announcement, the Blues announced that they had handcuffed 33-year-old Donika Curri, who is accused of defrauding a large number of women in the area, taking their credit cards and then applying for loans in amounts ranging from 3 to 5 thousand euros.
"She took photos of citizens' ID cards, deceiving them that she was a representative of a charity, and with their data she obtained loans, the 33-year-old woman is in custody. Her arrest is the result of the rapid administration of 16 reports for this fraud scheme. Bank documents are seized.
"The Economic and Financial Crimes Investigation Specialists, as a result of the administration of the report of several citizens, for a citizen who had obtained their personal data, through fraud, by presenting herself as a representative of a charity association, finalized the police operation codenamed "Kredia". As part of the operation, citizen DC, 33 years old, resident of Tirana, was arrested," the Police announced.
Meanwhile, Skyweb.al recently reported that there are at least 23 women from the village of Zejmen who have fallen for the 33-year-old's "hook".
They were deceived and a loan was obtained from IUTE Credit using their identity cards, in their name, without them being present.
The absence of these citizens has raised a number of questions regarding the procedures followed for applying for loans, which brings to mind the lack of control over the conduct of such procedures.
And while the police are working to verify whether loans were withdrawn from other microcredit institutions besides IUTE Credit, the Blues previously announced that Curri was taking the women's identity cards and then completing the applications.
She introduced herself as a representative of a charity for mothers with minor children, asking victims for photocopies of their ID cards with the promise of monthly assistance. The amounts she embezzled were up to 5 thousand euros.
She then used this information to obtain loans from financial institutions. The operation came after 16 reports from citizens affected by the fraud scheme. During the search, bank documents were seized showing transfers of the money obtained, deposited into an account managed by the suspect.
Meanwhile, it is learned that the loan applications were made through the IUTE Credit application, while it is suspected that employees of the company were also involved in this criminal scheme of the 33-year-old. Regarding these suspicions, the police are working to fully clarify them.
On the other hand, the company in question itself has removed the "burden from its shoulders." For Skyweb, IUTE Credit has claimed that they were not aware of this scheme.
"Iute Albania is the final victim of this ordeal of lies and abuse of trust that the person identified in the media has committed. As soon as we were informed by citizens, our legal teams filed a criminal complaint and suspended the clients' loans until a final decision of the police investigation. Here we find the opportunity to express our gratitude to the State Police structures, which acted quickly and decisively," IUTE Albania told Skyweb.al.
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