Scammers Impersonate Carabinieri in Garda Area to Trick Local Businesses
They impersonate Carabinieri when making phone calls to hoteliers, shopkeepers, artisans, and restaurateurs in the Medio and Alto Garda areas, offering subscriptions to military magazines.
They are not members of the military, but scammers who, from time to time, claim to belong to the finance police, police, fire brigade, or municipal police force.
How to recognize scams and how to respond
They often propose subscriptions to nonexistent magazines or magazines unrelated to the law enforcement.
Therefore, exercise caution and immediately alert the genuine Carabinieri — just dial 112 — as soon as you suspect you have been targeted by someone who,
if they are after money, disappears altogether.