BOLZANO. The police have reported a 50-year-old from Brindisi for a telephone scam against a 44-year-old from Bronzolo.
The episode occurred at the beginning of the summer, when the South Tyrolean was contacted by telephone by an alleged bank operator who, with a sophisticated modus operandi, managed to obtain access to the interested party’s current account.
Pretending to protect the victim’s assets from suspected unauthorized activity, the scammer manipulated the account holder into opening a new bank account and transferring €10,000 into it.
The victim stopped further transactions and promptly contacted his bank, avoided additional losses. The complaint filed with the Bronzolo Carabinieri Command allowed the launch of complex investigation activities, regarding both the telephone numbers used by the criminals and the financial flows directed towards foreign current accounts.
Thanks to the collaboration with the competent authorities, in-depth cross-checks were carried out which led to the release of the suspect, a fifty-year-old resident in the Brindisi area, already known to the police.