Scammers Impersonate Police, Target Garda Businesses in Fake Magazine Offers

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

They are not soldiers, but scammers who, from time to time, claim to belong to the finance police, the police, the fire brigade, or the Municipal police.

How to recognize scams

They often offer subscriptions to nonexistent magazines or magazines unrelated to law enforcement.

Therefore, be cautious and immediately inform the real Carabinieri — just dial 112 — as soon as you suspect you have been targeted by individuals who,

if they have obtained money, will no longer show themselves.