Villa Literno, the Carabinieri foil a scam involving a 77-year-old.

Seniors they are more targeted by scammers because they are vulnerable and often alone. Scammers exploit the good faith of the most vulnerable people to enter their homes and steal money or valuables. One of the most common methods is pretend to be public sector workers or energy suppliers, thus managing to deceive the victims and gain access to their homes.

The last case involved a 77 year old from Villa Literno who was contacted by a woman who she said she was an operator of the electricity supply company with which the 77-year-old had the contract. The elderly man was invited to change the terms of your contract because, shortly thereafter, the rates would have doubled. Then he had warned him that they would be their consultants arrived to proceed with the modification contractual.

Man has first called the electricity supply company with whom he has the contract and, once he learned that it was a offline procedure with their modus operandi, he informed the police.

The military personnel, stationed near the house, have blocked the two who after ringing the intercom, introducing themselves as consultants sent by the electricity company, they were preparing to go up to the house.