Fraudulent Calls Impersonating Police Seek Fake Magazine Subscriptions

They impersonate Carabinieri when contacting hotel owners, shopkeepers, artisans, and restaurants in the Middle and Upper Garda regions, proposing subscriptions to military magazines.

These are not members of the military, but fraudsters who, from time to time, claim to belong to the finance police, the police, the fire department, or the Municipal police.

How to Recognize the Frauds

They often propose subscriptions to nonexistent magazines or those unrelated to law enforcement forces.

Therefore, be cautious and immediately report them to the Carabinieri — just dial 112 — as soon as you suspect being targeted by individuals who,

if they have taken money, do not show up again.