Scammers Pose as Carabinieri in Garda Phone Calls to Trick Locals

They pose as Carabinieri when making phone calls to hoteliers, shopkeepers, artisans, and restaurateurs in the Middle and Upper Garda areas, offering subscriptions to magazines of the force.

These are not military personnel, but scammers who, from time to time, claim to belong to the finance department, police, fire brigade, or municipal police.

How to recognize scams and how to respond

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

Therefore, be careful and immediately notify the real Carabinieri — just call 112 — as soon as you sense you have been targeted by someone who,

if they are after money, will no longer show up.