Pesaro, 22 May 2024 – They get delivered gold jewelry and watches for a value of seventy thousand euros. It is the amount of loot that skilled scammers with Italian accents have stolen from one 85 year old lady resident in Pantano. The incident occurred last Monday. The scammers, as per the now sadly consolidated script given that attempted scams of this kind are commonplace and particularly affect the elderly, took advantage of the lady’s maternal instinct by saying that the son was in danger.
The woman was contacted on the home landline. “Ma’am, your son Francesco (this is obviously a fictitious name, ed.), was involved in an accident: the girl who was with you had to have a leg amputated. We need them immediately. eight thousand euros to get him out on bail and to compensate the girl.”
The lady, shocked, replied that she didn’t have eight thousand euros in cash at home and then the scammer on the phone said again: “Okay, even 4000 euros is enough.” But the lady didn’t have those either. “I don’t have them, what can I do?”. And then the second proposal. “Okay ma’am, we’ll meet you: he will surely have gold in his house. In the meantime, prepare it and place it on the table, we’ll be arriving shortly.”
The woman he didn’t even have time to think: in the meantime, with an excuse, the scammers also obtained his mobile number. Having all of her telephone numbers, they managed to block her numbers by keeping her on the line with a ruse while the old woman prepared the gold. A handful of minutes after the scammer he showed up at his house with a distinguished and unsuspecting appearance collect gold Rolex for men, gold watches for women, la wedding ring, diamond rings and all her family jewels. By the time he realized what had happened it was too late. The next day she filed a report with the police and the hope is to be able to catch the criminals and recover the loot.
