Perugia: Online scams, 5 people reported for stealing over 7 thousand euros

The Carabinieri of the Provincial Command of Perugia, in addition to the activities of control of the territory, conducted in a preventive manner by the dependent departments together with the other numerous institute activities, are addressing ever greater attention to those who frequently surf the net, for the most diverse needs, resulting, therefore, exposed to possible contacts with malicious people, of which they could become victims of cyber crimes.

In this perspective, for the cases described below, the military personnel of the local territorial Station Commands have identified and reported at large to the Public Prosecutor's Office of Perugia 5 people, all resident in other regions, held responsible for fraud, committed via the web, to the detriment of unsuspecting citizens who live in the below-mentioned locations in the Perugia area.

Bastia Umbra

A 52-year-old, pretending to be an anti-fraud operator of the Banking Institute of which the victim, a 49 year old local woman, is a current account holder, he induced her to make a bank transfer of 4.490 euros on a current account attributable to him in order to protect his assets from an alleged ongoing fraud, and then make himself untraceable.

Tuoro sul Trasimeno

A 27 year old, after having placed an advertisement on the web relating to the sale of pellets, he induced a 35-year-old local woman to top up a prepaid card registered to him, for an amount of 343 euros, but without seeing the goods delivered. Subsequent investigations have made it possible to ascertain the inactivity of the company that would have put the fuel up for sale as well as the inactivity of all telephone numbers on the website.

umbertide

A 22-year-old and a 29-year-old induced a 31-year-old local man to make a bank transfer in their favor for a total of 1.200 euros in relation to the purchase of a scooter advertised on an online sales platform, moped never delivered.

Santa Maria degli Angeli

A 32 year old, through fraudulent online operation, accessed the home banking of the current account of a payment card of a 45-year-old from the place, by unduly withdrawing 1350 euros.

The episodes described constitute a useful opportunity to once again invite citizens, potentially involved in similar cases, to immediately contact the Carabinieri Stations. distributed throughout the 59 municipalities of the province or send reports to the Single Emergency Number 112, so as to allow for be able to carry out timely and decisive investigations in relation to such underhanded conduct, useful for tracing those responsible for such crimes.