Fake Carabinieri Scams Targeting Garda Business Owners: How to Recognize and Respond

They impersonate Carabinieri when contacting hoteliers, shop owners, artisans, and restaurant owners in Medio and Alto Garda, offering subscriptions to magazines of the force.

These are not military personnel, but fraudsters who, from time to time, claim to belong to the finance police, regular police, firefighters, or municipal officers.

How to recognize scams and how to react

They often propose subscriptions to fake magazines or those unrelated to law enforcement.

Therefore, be vigilant and immediately contact the real Carabinieri — simply dial 112 — as soon as you suspect you have been targeted by individuals who,

after collecting the money, disappear without a trace.