Fraudsters Impersonate Police to Trick Hoteliers and Shop Owners
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They impersonate Carabinieri when calling hoteliers, shop owners, artisans, and restaurant owners in the Medio and Alto Garda areas, offering subscriptions to military-themed magazines.
They are not military personnel, but fraudsters who, from time to time, claim to belong to the finance police, police, firefighters, or municipal police force.
How to recognize scams
They often propose subscriptions to nonexistent magazines or those that have nothing to do with law enforcement forces.
Therefore, be cautious and immediately notify the real Carabinieri — just dial 112 — as soon as you suspect you have been targeted by someone who,
if they are after money, disappears without a trace.
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