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Enna: Carabinieri awareness campaign against scams targeting the elderly

For some time now, the Carabinieri has launched awareness campaigns on the subject through meetings at senior centers and parishes.

Enna: Carabinieri awareness campaign against scams targeting the elderly.

Following a similar episode of fraud against elderly people that recently occurred in the Nisseno area and in recent days in the Enna area, the Provincial Command of the Carabinieri of Enna believes it is appropriate to raise awareness among citizens so that maximum attention is paid to criminals who, by exploiting their good faith, manage to illegally grab money and jewels.

In the province of Caltanissetta, an elderly woman – reached by a phone call from a self-styled Carabinieri marshal with the motivation of compensating a person who had been seriously injured following a fake road accident caused by her nephew – had physically handed over money and gold jewelry to a stranger.
A similar phone call and way of acting was also recorded in a small town in the province of Enna where - also in this case - the elderly woman gave money and jewels to the stranger who showed up at her home, thus defrauding her of a few thousand euros.

For this reason it is necessary not to follow up on any type of request for the delivery of money and jewels since under no circumstances will the police force make this type of request which exclusively conceals attempted scams against elderly or weak people.

The Carabinieri have been running awareness campaigns on this subject for some time now, through meetings at senior centers and parishes. However, it is up to each citizen to report unusual situations and requests so that, with the coordination of the Judicial Authority, it is possible to identify those who defraud the elderly, who now constitute a large portion of the population, especially in these areas.

Unfortunately, there are many systems used to defraud not only the elderly, just think of the so-called mirror scam, the home purchase of supposedly valuable goods or the signing of purchase contracts presented as advantageous.

For these reasons, the Provincial Carabinieri Command of Enna reminds you of some simple but significant rules to follow in order to prevent scams.

First of all, we must be wary of appearances: a friendly smile, maximum availability, scammers in fact present themselves with a reassuring appearance, it is ideal for gaining sympathy and for cleverly entering the home, ready to steal money and jewels.

It's a completely different matter for door-to-door sellers, who have nothing to show off other than the revolutionary and/or very cheap household appliance.

If you are really interested, no cash payment but with a postal slip you will have confirmation from the company that offered the product and above all the guarantee of the purchase.

Furthermore, you must not get distracted, it is easy to distract a person, elderly but not only, all it takes is a push, apparently involuntary, or a coin that falls to the ground catching your eye or a witty joke while handling money.

Enna: campagna di sensibilizzazione dei Carabinieri contro le truffe agli anziani.

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