Scammers Impersonate Police to Trick Business Owners in Garda Area

They pose as Carabinieri when contacting hotel owners, shopkeepers, artisans, and restaurants in the Medio and Alto Garda areas, proposing subscriptions to the force’s magazines.

These are not military personnel, but scammers who, from time to time, claim to be part of the finance police, the police, the fire brigade, or the Municipal police.

How to recognize scams

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

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 had money, would no longer appear.