Attempted scam on an elderly couple in Orbassano on 4 November 2026
Date of the event:
On the afternoon of 4 November 2026, in Orbassano, Carabinieri arrested in the act a 34-year-old homeless man from Turin, who was stopped in the street as he tried to get an elderly local couple to hand over some gold coins. [1]
How it happened
Shortly before, the couple had received a phone call from someone posing as a Carabiniere, who told them to hand over their gold jewellery to a serviceman who would be sent to their home on the pretext of a judicial inspection. The call seemed suspicious, and the couple contacted the real Carabinieri, alerting the police before the handover could take place. [1]
The operation and the arrest
Patrols from the Orbassano and Piossasco stations lay in wait and caught the man in the street as he arrived to collect the valuables. The 34-year-old was arrested on a charge of attempted aggravated fraud committed with others and taken to the Lorusso e Cutugno prison, known as the Vallette prison. [1]
A second case in Turin
Less than two days later, on the morning of Friday 6 November 2026, a similar incident occurred in Turin: a 24-year-old man from Milan living in the city turned up at the home of a 79-year-old woman posing as a Carabiniere, but the woman called the emergency number 112 and the man was arrested for aggravated fraud and possession of drugs for personal use. [1]
Sources
- TorinoToday — 10 November 2026