Lucca – Attempted scam against an elderly couple using the classic scam technique fake policeman, but this time the coup failed thanks to the promptness of the soldiers at the San Concordio station.
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The perpetrator of the scam, a 34-year-old unemployed resident of Naples, was stopped and arrested shortly before getting his hands on the loot.
The reconstruction
It all started with a phone call received by the couple: on the other end of the line, a man was pretending to be a Marshal of the Carabinieri, claiming that their car was involved in a robbery in the North due to a cloned license plate.
To "clarify the situation", theelderly he was invited to go to the San Concordio barracks.
Fortunately, before leaving the house, the victim called the police real, who immediately understood the situation. In order not to arouse the scammer's suspicions, they let the man out as agreed, while a soldier went to the scene in plain clothes.
The trap is sprung
Meanwhile, the wife received a second call from the self-styled marshal, who asked her if there were cameras or a safe in the house. Then, announcing the arrival of a collaborator, ordered her to prepare jewelry and cash for a discussion panel with the stolen goods from the robbery.
But when the fake brigadier he showed up at the door, the real carabinieri were waiting for him, who immediately stopped him. The man, without documents and with a criminal record for similar crimes, was arrested for attempted fraud and false identification.
The alarm of the experts
The episode is part of a trend of increasingly frequent scams, which mainly target the elderly. The police recall that no policeman will ever ask for money or valuables over the phone and invite you to always check by calling 112 before acting.
Meanwhile, the 34-year-old was taken to prison awaiting trial, while the couple of victims, although shocked, managed to avoid the worst thanks to their lucidity and the timely reaction of the military.
Article published on 1 April 2025 - 16:22
