Garda Area Phone Scams: Fake Police Impersonators Targeting Businesses

They impersonate Carabinieri when making phone calls to hoteliers, shopkeepers, artisans, and restaurateurs in the Middle and Upper Garda area, offering subscriptions to military-related magazines.

These are not law enforcement officers, but fraudsters who, from time to time, claim to belong to the financial police, police, fire brigade, or municipal police.

How to recognize scams and how to respond

They often suggest subscriptions to non-existent magazines or publications that have nothing to do with law enforcement agencies.

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

after receiving the money, disappear without a trace.