A gang suspected of Fraud against seniors to commit was by the Carabinieri of the provincial command of Reggio Calabria with the support of the military of the provincial commands of The knees and Caserta smashed.
The operation, called “Game Over,” resulted in the Arrest of three peopleone 40 year olds and his two 20-year-old sonsall located in the province of Caserta. The suspects were located at various locations between The knees and Castel Volturno arrested thanks to an arrest warrant issued by the investigating judge of Locri at the request of the public prosecutor.
In particular were older people through the so-called Carabinieri-Betrug targeted. The plan involved a phone call in which a fake carabinieri or lawyer would announce a false emergency to the victim, claiming that a family member had been involved in a serious traffic accident and had been arrested. In order to avoid the arrest of the relative, tricked victims into handing over significant amounts of money or jewelry.
The Telephones
An accomplice then appeared at the victim’s house to collect the loot, taking advantage of the state of fear and confusionwhich was created by the fictitious emergency. Those from the station’s carabinieri Bovalino The investigations carried out revealed a well-structured and organized approach. Army officers were able to trace the phone numbers used to contact the victims and discovered that the cell phones used registered to foreigners were, a detail that was used to complicate the investigation and deceive possible controls. The phones were often replaced so as not to leave any tracesbut this strategy failed to thwart the Carabinieri’s investigation.
The investigation revealed that the gang during the investigation period the victims around 70,000 euros in Cash and valuable jewelry has stolen. However, thanks to the immediate intervention of the carabinieri, a significant part of the loot was recovered and returned to its rightful owners. The coordination between different territorial divisions of the Carabinieri also made it possible to trace movements from one region to another, as far as Genoa and Castel Volturno. The cooperation of the victims was essential to the success of the operation. Despite the intense shock, many seniors found the courage to report the incidents and provide valuable details that facilitated the investigation.
