Scammers Impersonate Police to Trick Garda Businesses and Residents

They impersonate Carabinieri when making phone calls to hoteliers, shopkeepers, artisans, and restaurants in the Middle and Upper Garda area, proposing subscriptions to magazines published by the force.

These are not military personnel, but scammers who, from time to time, claim to belong to the financial police, the police, firefighting services, or the Municipal police.

How to recognize scams

They often propose subscriptions to non-existent magazines or those that have nothing to do with law enforcement agencies.

Therefore, stay alert and immediately notify the genuine Carabinieri — simply dial 112 — as soon as you suspect you have been targeted by those who,

who would have money, no longer show themselves.