Scammers Pretend to Be Carabinieri, Offer Fake Magazine Subscriptions

Pretending to be Carabinieri, they contact hoteliers, shopkeepers, artisans, and restaurants in the Medio e Alto Garda area, offering subscriptions to the army‘s magazines.

They are not military personnel, but scammers who, at various times, claim to belong to the finance police, the police, the fire brigade, or the Comune police.

How to recognize scams

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

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

after obtaining money, disappear entirely.