Defending the elderly from scams: at the start ad Aprilia at a series of meetings, organized by the Carabinieri, in the city’s senior centers. Yesterday a preliminary meeting was held in the Municipality, in the presence of the councilor for social services, Veronica Napolitano, the councilor Dania Zattoni, the captain of the Carabinieri Angelo Sgueglia, responsible for the Norm, and the presidents of the senior centers of Aprilia. The aim is to create a synergistic network between institutions to help the elderly defend themselves from scams.
The meetings that will be held in the coming months are aimed at revealing to the elderly the most frequent scam tactics to help them defend themselves from scammers.
“By history and tradition – underlines councilor Veronica Napolitano – among the police forces, the Carabinieri represents the body in closest contact with the social fabric, closest to people, their problems and their needs. This is also why it is important that they are the ones who offer citizens, starting from the most fragile ones, practical support to defend themselves from those who think they are taking advantage of a condition of fragility, of excess trust. Over the years these awareness events have proven effective. Many elderly people recognized the suspicious signs in time and escaped the clutches of scammers in time. We can only share the spirit and purpose of these meetings, trusting in a great participation from our senior centers”.
