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According to what emerged from the investigations, the criminal association was based in Naples and was headed by members of a specific family. There are over 80 scams and extortions confirmed in the provinces of Rome, Naples, Latina and Viterbo, between September 2022 and March 2023.
Posing as postal workers, insurers, lawyers or policemen, the “telephone operators” called the victims explaining that a family member had to pay off the debt to collect a package. Or that he had caused a car accident, that the insurance had expired and that, to “fix” things, it was necessary to hand over money or jewels. Subsequently, an accomplice rented a car and went to the victims’ home to collect the loot.
The instruction manual for telephone operators
The victims were randomly chosen through searches done online or in telephone directories. During the searches, the police also found an instruction manual with a detailed description of the things the telephone operator had to say to the victims to carry out the scams. Cash, hundreds of phone cards, dozens of mobile phones and a large quantity of jewelery were also seized.
