Tusa: Awareness campaign against scams, Carabinieri meet the elderly

The meetings focused on the Awareness campaign against scams for the benefit of the older classes of the population, started by the Provincial Carabinieri Command of Messina, both in the capital and in other inhabited centers of the province.

As part of the initiative, in recent days, in the oratory of the Mother Church of Tusa, the Carabinieri of the Mistretta Company organized an information meeting which was attended by a good number of elderly people, some of them accompanied by their children. It was a useful opportunity to make the Arma's closeness felt and to further raise awareness among one of the weakest groups, such as the elderly, on the risks of scams..

During the debate, the military personnel of the Arma, in addition to giving useful advice on how to avoid falling into the scammers' net, They often present themselves as members of the police force or lawyers, they also invited the younger people present to carry out awareness-raising activities for their older parents and relatives.

The importance of talking was stressed and, above all, report the incidents. In fact, the possible sense of shame could lead victims not to report what happened. But even more important is the need for immediately alert the emergency number 112. The collaboration of victims and all citizens informed about fraudulent events or situations becomes indispensable. Reporting immediately to 112 circumstances learned from those who have suffered an attempted scam or from those who, unfortunately, have realized they have been victims, indicating the presence of suspicious people and other useful information, may prove necessary to allow the military of the Arma and other Police Forces to intervene immediately and combat this type of crime.

During the meeting, they were educational films screened on the subject of scams carried out by the General Command of the Carabinieri and is an illustrated information brochure was distributed, with useful information for reporting any cases of fraud and advice on how to behave in the event you come into contact with potential scammers.