Frosinone, fake “Acea” employee defrauds elderly woman
Another scam against the elderly. A woman was convinced by a fake employee of the "Acea" company to put the money and jewels in a freezer then, when the elderly woman was distracted, she took the stolen goods and ran away.
Frosinone, fake “Acea” employee defrauds elderly woman
In addition to the economic damage and psychological trauma of the invasion of one's domestic space, the victims they also suffer the guilt of having been deceived. I Scammers take advantage of emotional sensitivity and physical frailty of the elderly to gain their trust, with the most disparate methods. Often they pretend to be people belonging to the police force, postal workers, lawyers or employees of companies that provide essential services (water, gas, electricity).
In recent days, pretending to be addicted of the company providing services of public interest, “ACEA”, man introduced himself to an elderly female resident in a village in the Cassinate area stealing their trust. Simulating the presence of faults in the electrical network and to counter the scammer induced her to put various gold jewelery and cash in the freezer of her home. After various speeches, in a moment of distraction for the poor unfortunate woman, criminal took everything from the freezer and disappeared.
The Carabinieri, forever, pays particular attention to vulnerable subjects, including the elderly, increasingly fragile in the face of the pitfalls of modernity. In this context, the Institution has decided to launch a communication campaign aimed at the most affected part of the population from this type of crime, with the aim of strengthening prevention and increasing the social reassurance function. The testimonial of the campaign is the famous actor Lino Banfi, who, due to the profound esteem he has for the Institution and his particular sensitivity towards issues of legality, He immediately showed himself available, with the great generosity that characterizes him, to cover this very important role
In addition to this initiative, is a poster was created is it will be posted in all barracks, in parishes and meeting places for the elderly, as well as a foldable brochure to be distributed to citizens.
In a clear and simple way, Here are some tips to avoid falling victim to scams, including: be careful about opening the door to strangers, be wary of appearances, limit confidence on the internet, etc. But most of all, in case of doubts or uncertainties, call the single emergency number 1 1 2, or contact the Carabinieri stations, that communities live, representing ever-present and reliable points of reference.
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