Macerata: “Fake nephew” scam on 21-year-old, 24-year-old and XNUMX-year-old arrested
Fraud towards 21-year-old, 24-year-old and XNUMX-year-old arrested
Macerata: “Fake nephew” scam on 21-year-old, 24-year-old and XNUMX-year-old arrested
The Carabinieri of the Castelraimondo Station together with colleagues from the Operations Unit of the Camerino Company they arrested two young men aged 24 and 21, who had carried out the “fake nephew” scam to the detriment of an eighty-year-old lady.
The two, with criminal records, were stopped by the military and it was found that they were headed to the home of an elderly woman, who had previously been contacted by telephone by a man who had pretended to be her nephew, telling the woman that he was in difficulty and needed financial help.
A patrol of the Carabinieri immediately headed to the woman's house and found the following on the table:, ready to be delivered to the fake nephew, the precious things she owned, including memories of a lifetime.
The Carabinieri reassured the elderly woman, They explained to her that she had been the victim of an attempted scam and that the nephew enjoyed excellent health. The Carabinieri received endless thanks from the victim and her family members who arrived in the meantime; the two criminals were arrested on suspicion of crime., awaiting validation by the Court of Macerata.
The entire population, especially the most vulnerable groups, is invited to contact the Carabinieri in case of doubt and report the incident.
Carabinieri meetings will resume soon at parishes, community centers and others in order to provide important advice to prevent and contain the phenomenon.
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