The Kosovo Police have issued a warning after receiving an increasing number of complaints from citizens and businesses about fraud schemes carried out in the name of financial aid, reports Gazeta Sinjali.
According to the police, unknown individuals contact victims via phone calls on applications such as Viber and WhatsApp, often using numbers from neighboring countries like Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro. They request that money be transferred through services such as Western Union and MoneyGram.
However, the funds are later discovered to have been used for personal gain rather than for the promised humanitarian purposes.
The police emphasized:
“Based on these circumstances, we appeal to citizens and businesses to exercise extra caution regarding such requests. Investigations so far have confirmed these are fraudulent schemes designed for personal profit.”
Authorities are urging the public to verify every request for financial aid and to report any suspicious cases immediately to the Kosovo Police.
