Caraffa: They defraud an elderly woman by pretending to be carabinieri, three swindlers arrested.

In recent days, the Operational and Radiomobile Nucleus of the Girifalco Company he arrested in flagrant crime three people – two brothers and the wife of one of them, residents in Campania – for aggravated fraud in competition to the detriment of an elderly woman carafe.

The alleged perpetrators reportedly contacted the victim, a widow who lived alone, pretending police and telling her that her daughter had been involved in a serious road accident and he was there life threateningTo save her, they would have asked her a sum of money, claiming that it was to cover the costs of a delicate surgical operation.

Taking advantage of the woman's vulnerability, the three managed to get her to hand her over 1.450 €, but they were promptly blocked by the Carabinieri of Girifalco, who recovered the sum and arrested those responsible.

Following the very direct judgement, the two men were transferred to prison, while the precautionary measure was applied to the woman of house arrest with an electronic bracelet.