Carabinieri Impersonation Scams: How to Recognize and Respond

They impersonate Carabinieri when making phone calls to hoteliers, shopkeepers, artisans, and restaurateurs in the Medio and Alto Garda areas, offering subscriptions to police-related magazines.

These are not military personnel, but fraudsters who, from time to time, claim to belong to finance police, regular police, fire brigade, or municipal police.

How to recognize scams and how to respond

They often propose subscriptions to fictitious magazines or magazines that have nothing to do with law enforcement agencies.

Therefore, be vigilant and immediately notify the real Carabinieri — simply dial 112 — as soon as you suspect you have been targeted by someone who,

claims to have money, but then disappears.