A South American woman was arrested in Sirmione, on Lake Garda, while shopping with stolen credit cards. The incident occurred over the weekend when a young Russian man reported the theft of his cards to the local police. Instead of immediately blocking the cards, the young man asked the officers to monitor the transactions to identify the thief. Thanks to real-time reports on electronic payments and the collaboration of local shopkeepers, the police were able to quickly locate and apprehend the culprit outside a store.
The woman, who still had the three stolen cards on her, was reported and the cards were returned to their rightful owner. The local police praised the intuition of the young Russian man, who resides in Italy and dreams of one day joining the Italian law enforcement. This intervention demonstrates the effectiveness of collaboration between citizens and authorities in combating electronic fraud-related crimes.
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