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"I am Rama's advisor"/ The scheme, how the 45-year-old woman deceived families affected by the earthquake

Politiko 2026-08-30 12:46:57

"I am Rama's advisor"/ The scheme, how the 45-year-old woman

A few days ago, Tirana Police arrested 45-year-old Ina Cakaj, suspected of taking significant sums of money from families affected by the 2019 earthquake, promising to help them obtain new housing or compensation.

But the focus of this case is now also a video recording provided by JOQ Albania, where Cakaj appears introducing herself to several residents in Fushë-Krujë as an "advisor" of a project that, according to her, was set up by Prime Minister Edi Rama for families who were still waiting to receive the keys to the apartments promised after the earthquake.

In the video, the 45-year-old is heard telling the residents that if they gave her 2 million lek and submitted the documents she requested, within 24 hours they would receive a message from the Council of Ministers approving the issuance of keys to the apartments.

Cakaj, according to the registration provided by JOQ Albania, introduces herself to residents as the person responsible for the Fushë-Krujë area and claims that she was tasked with finding 20 families who would benefit from the project she presented as "La Mama".

Her claims, according to police investigations, turned out to be part of a suspected fraud scheme. 
According to the investigations, Cakaj is suspected of presenting himself as a person with connections and influence in the state administration, creating among citizens the belief that he had the ability to intervene in the procedures for obtaining housing or assistance for families damaged by the earthquake.

In exchange for the alleged intervention, she allegedly demanded amounts ranging from 1,000 to 10,000 euros per person.

Up to this stage of the investigation, around 30 citizens in the Fushë-Krujë area are suspected of having fallen prey to the scheme, while the financial damage caused is estimated at around 60 million old lekë.

During the investigative actions, the police have seized documents and family certificates belonging to persons suspected of being involved in this scheme.

The procedural materials against the 45-year-old are referred to the criminal offenses of "Fraud", "Forgery of documents" and "Using a state title or position".

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