Carabinieri Impersonators in Garda Targeting Businesses: How to Recognize and Respond

They impersonate Carabinieri when calling hoteliers, shopkeepers, artisans, and restaurateurs in the Middle and Upper Garda area, offering subscriptions to magazines of the force.

The individuals are not military personnel but fraudsters who, from time to time, claim to belong to finance, the police, the fire brigade, or municipal officers (Vigili del Comune).

How to recognize scams and how to respond

They often propose subscriptions to nonexistent magazines or publications unrelated to law enforcement (forces of order).

Therefore, exercise caution and immediately notify the authentic Carabinieri — simply dial 112 — as soon as you suspect you have been targeted by individuals who,

claim to have money but no longer appear in sight.