Scammers Pose as Carabinieri to Trick Garda Locals into Fake Magazine Subscriptions

They pose as Carabinieri when making phone calls to hoteliers, shopkeepers, artisans, and restaurants in Medio and Alto Garda, offering subscriptions to the arma magazines.

They are not military personnel, but scammers who, from time to time, claim to be from the finance police, police, fire brigade, or the Comune firefighters.

How to recognize scams

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

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

if they had money, would no longer show up.