Elderly scam in Abruzzo and Campania: Two young men from Maddaloni arrested in the Caserta area.

They struck in Abruzzo, but were stopped tens of kilometers away, in the heart of the Caserta area.

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They struck in Abruzzo, but were stopped dozens of kilometers away, in the heart of the Caserta area. The criminal odyssey of two young men from Maddaloni, accused of defrauding an elderly couple in the municipality of Castellafiume, in the province of Caserta, ended overnight. L'AquilaThe Carabinieri of the Station of Cellole They arrested a 21-year-old for conspiracy to commit fraud and reported a 17-year-old minor at large, both residents of Maddaloni.

The operation was triggered during a territorial control service, when the military of theArms of the Carabinieri They intercepted a Fiat Panda already reported by colleagues from Abruzzo. The vehicle was carrying the alleged perpetrators of the scam carried out a few hours earlier against a married couple in their late 90s. A personal and vehicle search recovered the entire stolen goods: €1.480 in cash and several gold jewelry pieces, which were immediately seized pending their return to their rightful owners.

According to investigators' reconstruction, the scam began with a phone call to the victims' landline. A man, in a convincing tone, allegedly spoke of registered mail waiting at the post office, prompting the husband to leave the house. Shortly thereafter, a stranger showed up at the door, demanding money to settle non-existent outstanding payments. Unable to hand over the entire sum, the elderly woman also gave away some family jewels.

Crucial to the investigation was the video surveillance system installed in the home, which captured the man driving away in a white Panda, where an accomplice was waiting. Those images quickly traced the vehicle and its license plate, allowing the Carabinieri to close in and apprehend the two young men before they could disappear.

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This news is warning, but not overblown. It appears the two young people defrauded their grandparents. Surveillance video identified the Panda, and the police stopped it, recovering money and jewelry. We hope the assets are returned and those responsible are punished. Be careful of unknown, unopened phone calls.

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