Since dawn yesterday, the Carabinieri of the Parona Valpolicella Station Command, assisted by the local force and supported by the territorially competent commands of the force, have carried out precautionary measures in the province of Bresciaissued by the investigating judge of the Court of Verona, against 5 people (1 in prison and 4 under house arrest), suspected of having committed, for various reasons, in the city of Verona a series of scams against the elderly.
The investigations made it possible to collect a series of serious clues regarding 6 subjects in total, all residing in the Brescia area and operating in the Verona area, responsible for approximately 15 scam episodes, committed between November 2022 and June 2023. A real partnership dedicated to sale and home installation of superfluous gas/fire alarm detectors at the homes of people of advanced ageupon payment of disproportionate sums compared to the actual service rendered.
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Specifically, scammers, after having qualified as delegated technicians by state/regional/municipal bodies at the homes of the victims, there convinced them to purchase non-obligatory devices and to sign a support contract fictitious. Subsequently, when paying via POS, exponentially increased the previously agreed price (even 10 times), without the customers knowing.
On some occasions, criminals they also placed false paper notices in the entrance halls of the condominiums in questionto legitimize their checks on the systems of private apartments in the following days and, therefore, to reassure residents of the quality of their activities.
During the operation, at least a thousand “notice to citizens” flyers of the same wording were found at the homes of the suspects, as well as various POS, smoke detectors and a technician’s jacket. Finally, a was found unusual “decalogue” in which methods, schemes and phrases/keywords for relating to potential customers were reported. Thanks to the meticulous work carried out by the Carabinieri, the investigations led to the identification of the gang leader, a 57-year-old convicted felon, owner of a company to which the proceeds of the scams carried out were directed, subsequently taken to prison. The other suspects all Italians aged between 30 and 40, were subjected to House arrestexcept one 35 years oldresident in the province of Mantua, who was reported on the loosewith the support of the territorially competent command.
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