Fake Police Calls Alert: How to Spot and Respond to Scams

They impersonate Carabinieri when making phone calls to hoteliers, shopkeepers, artisans, and restaurant owners in the Medio and Alto Garda areas, offering subscriptions to magazines affiliated with the force.

These are not military personnel, but scammers who, from time to time, claim to belong to the finance police, the regular police, the fire brigade, or the municipal police.

How to recognize scams and how to respond

They often promote subscriptions to nonexistent magazines or to those unrelated to law enforcement authorities.

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

if they had money, would no longer be visible.