They would have contacted an elderly widow from Caraffa, in the Catanzaro area, using the fake carabiniere system. Three people, two brothers and the wife of one of them, all originally from and resident in Napoli, were arrested by the military of the Operational and Radiomobile Nucleus of the Girifalco Company on charges of fraud.
The three, having contacted the woman and falsely identifying themselves as carabinieri, allegedly told her that her daughter had been involved in a road accident and was in mortal danger.
They then asked her to pay a sum of money, pretending that it would be used to cover the costs of a delicate and expensive surgical operation that the young woman had undergone, while announcing that a collaborator would shortly come by to collect the money.
Taking advantage of the extreme vulnerability of the victim of the scam, the three would have managed to obtain the availability of 1.450 euros but they were stopped by the carabinieri who stopped and arrested them. The two brothers, following the trial with a direct trial, were taken to prison while the woman was placed under house arrest with an electronic bracelet.
Article published on March 20, 2025 - 14pm
I read the article and I think it is very important to be careful about these scams. Even if the victim was vulnerable, I wonder why there are still people who fall for such obvious traps. It is essential to inform people better.