Two Neapolitans, Rosario Iengo and Luigi Tancredi, aged 66 and 18, were arrested yesterday afternoon in GenoVa on charges of fraud aggravated.
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The two men were stopped by police after an officer noticed a suspicious car speeding away from the city center. A man got out of the car and threw a bag into a trash can.
The man was stopped by the officers and found in possession of highly valuable jewels and pounds of gold, as well as some documents belonging to an 86-year-old woman.
Meanwhile, another police patrol stopped the driver of the car, who was about to leave the city.
When the owner of the documents was contacted, it emerged that the two men had defrauded her on two separate occasions. In the morning, after calling her, they had shown up at her house and had her hand over over 7 euros in cash and the gold she had in the house. The money, they had told her, would be used to get her son out of prison on bail.
When the two realized that the old woman was very wealthy, they were not satisfied. They told her that they needed more money and convinced her to go to the bank, where the 86-year-old emptied the safety deposit box that contained 260 pounds of gold and very valuable jewelry.
The two men were arrested and placed at the disposal of the Genoa prosecutor's office. The elderly woman received back all her assets.
The “fake accident” technique
The technique used by the two scammers Napoli It is known as a “fake accident”. The scammers show up at the home of the victim, usually an elderly person, and tell him that he has had an accident and needs money to pay medical or legal expenses. The victim, taken by surprise, is persuaded to hand over the money.
An appeal to the citizens
The police urge citizens to be careful of this type of scam and not to trust people who show up at their homes asking for money.
Article published on 6 October 2023 - 17:14
