Scammers Impersonate Carabinieri to Trick Businesses in Garda Area

They impersonate Carabinieri when making phone calls to hoteliers, shopkeepers, artisans, and restaurants in the Medio and Alto Garda areas, offering subscriptions to magazines of the armed forces.

These are not members of the military, but scammers who, from time to time, claim to belong to the finance police, the police, the fire brigade, or the Municipal police.

How to recognize scams

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

Therefore, be alert and immediately notify the genuine Carabinieri – simply dial 112 – as soon as you suspect being targeted by individuals who,

If they have money, they tend to disappear and are no longer visible.