From San Marino information – New scam by the fake gendarme in San Marino, this time unfortunately successful. As reported RTVthe episode occurred on Saturday morning in Falciano, where a minor was induced to hand over the valuables kept in the family home.
It all started with a phone call to the landline: a man, posing as a member of the police force, told the girl about an investigation into a jewel theft, claiming that a car with a cloned license plate, identical to that of her father, was involved. The valuables present in the house would therefore have been used to verify that they were not the stolen ones.
To make the story credible, the scammers also made a video call to the young woman’s cell phone, keeping her busy and preventing her from checking directly with her parent what she was told. They would also have made her believe that her father was already aware of the alleged investigation.
The girl, scared, followed the instructions and handed over the jewels to a man who was waiting for her in a parking lot outside her house, aboard a gray small car. Only later, when the father returned, did the truth emerge.
It was the parent himself, after learning what had happened, who immediately contacted the Serravalle Brigade to file a complaint. The military carried out an on-site inspection and started investigations to trace the perpetrators of the scam.
The episode brings attention to a fraudulent technique that leverages the fear and authority of the police, exploiting telephone calls, false investigative emergencies and psychological pressure on the victims. A further element of concern is the involvement of a minor, who found herself alone in managing a situation artfully constructed to appear credible.
