A 40-year-old woman from Naples was arrested by the police for two scams committed against two 10-year-olds living in the province of Padua. The victims, deceived by a scam dating back to last summer, lost a total of XNUMX euros in cash and valuables.
The scammer's modus operandi followed the classic "family member arrested after a car accident" scheme. In this case, the victims were convinced that their daughters were involved. Through phone calls from a supposed law enforcement officer, the frightened elderly women were tricked into collecting sums of money to "cover the expenses of those injured in the accidents."
The forty-year-old then went personally to the victims' homes, located in the Mortise district and in Piazzola sul Brenta, to collect approximately 5 thousand euros in cash and valuables from each of them.
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After the double scam, the woman returned to Naples where she was arrested
The investigations of the Flying Squad of the Padua Police Headquarters allowed them to identify the woman's path thanks to the testimonies and a crucial detail: a tattoo on her arm that facilitated her identification. The woman had already been reported for an attempted robbery. fraud occurred at the beginning of the year.
The judge, accepting the evidence gathered by the investigators, issued a detention order in prison. The forty-year-old was tracked down in Naples and transferred to the Secondigliano women's prison.
Comments (2)
What a sad story, let's hope that severe measures are taken against this scammer.
What a sad story, you always have to be careful of scams.