Scammers Impersonate Carabinieri to Trick Garda Hoteliers

They impersonate Carabinieri when making phone calls to hoteliers, shop owners, artisans, and restaurants in the Middle and Upper Garda areas, offering magazine subscriptions from the force.

These are not military personnel, but scammers who, at different times, claim to belong to the finance department, the police, the fire brigade, or the Municipal police.

How to recognize scams

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

Therefore, stay alert and immediately notify the real Carabinieri — just dial 112 — as soon as you suspect that you have been targeted by individuals who,

if they had money, would not show themselves again.