Fake Carabinieri Scammers Target Garda Businesses Through Phone Calls

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They impersonate Carabinieri when making phone calls to hotel owners, shopkeepers, artisans, and restaurateurs in the Middle and Upper Garda, proposing subscriptions to magazines of the army.

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

Recognizing the scams

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

Therefore, be cautious and immediately notify genuine Carabinieri — simply dial 112 — as soon as you suspect that you have been targeted by someone who,

if they have money, no longer shows themselves.

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