Scammers Impersonate Authorities to Sell Fake Magazines in Garda

They impersonate Carabinieri when making phone calls to hotel owners, shopkeepers, artisans, and restaurants in the Middle and Upper Garda regions, proposing subscriptions to the force‘s magazines.

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

How to Recognize Scams

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

Therefore, be cautious and immediately notify the authentic Carabinieri — just dial 112 — as soon as you suspect you have been targeted by someone who,

if they had money, would no longer show up.