Attempted Scam Foiled in Pino Torinese
On 21 September 2026 in Pino Torinese, the carabinieri intervened at the home of an elderly woman to foil an attempted scam carried out using the fake-carabinieri-marshal technique.
The sequence of events
The woman received a phone call from a man posing as a carabinieri marshal, who told her that her home was about to be searched, under the pretext of needing to verify the origin of the gold in her possession. Suspicious of certain details in the conversation, the elderly woman contacted 112 while still on the phone with the fake officer [1].
The carabinieri's intervention
A carabinieri patrol arrived at the woman's home while the scam was still underway. The officers managed to stop a 39-year-old man before he could leave the house with a bag containing the jewelry taken from the victim [1]. The entire haul was recovered and returned to the elderly woman [1].
Related articles: Attempted scam foiled in Pino Torinese: fake carabinieri officer stopped
Pages linking here
Sources
- TorinoToday — 21 September 2026