Garda-area Scammers Impersonate Carabinieri to Trick Local Businesses

They impersonate Carabinieri when making phone calls to hoteliers, shopkeepers, artisans, and restaurants in the Middle and Upper Garda areas, offering magazine subscriptions from the force.

These individuals are not soldiers, but scammers who, at various times, claim to belong to the finance police, the police, the fire brigade, or the Municipal police.

How to recognize scams

They frequently propose subscriptions to non-existent magazines or publications that have nothing to do with the law enforcement.

Therefore, be cautious and immediately notify the genuine Carabinieri — just dial 112 — as soon as you have the feeling you have been targeted by individuals who,

if they have money, no longer show themselves.