It happened yesterday morning in Valperga. Two of them approached an old woman on her way back from shopping at the weekly market in Cuorgnè
Neighborhood control is an effective weapon against thieves and scammers. Above all, it serves to keep a high level of guard against evil intentions. As happened yesterday morning, Thursday 23, in a house between Valperga and Busano.
An elderly woman, recently widowed, was approached while she was returning from shopping at the Cuorgnè market by two boys wearing blue bibs, the kind used by the employees of the company that manages the gas.
«Excuse me ma’am, we are carrying out checks in the area because a breakdown has occurred. The gas leak is particularly dangerous – they told her – can we enter your home to do a check? If he has any precious items, gold, which he cares about, he must recover them because they could be ruined ».
But the couple of criminals, perhaps the same one already reported on social media in the past in Valperga where, with the same excuse, they deceived, stunning him with a spray, the professor and former municipal councilor Bruno Boggio, did not deal with the friend of the old woman, the same one who had left her a few moments earlier in front of the entrance to the common courtyard.
«I was parking the car when I saw some men approaching Maria (invented name) and instinctively I reached her asking the two to tell me what the problem was and that I would immediately call my son who works nearby. “Two minutes and he will be here, so talk to him about it” – I told them ».
Needless to say, the two have evaporated, just like the nonsense they were serving up to get the front door opened.
«In these cases – remembers the captain of the Carabinieri of the Company of Ivrea, Manuel Grasso – it would be even better, without involving other people, to immediately call 112, the single number for emergencies. One of our patrols will be on site in a matter of minutes ».
Exactly as happened in Banchette, a few weeks ago, when the carabinieri arrested two scammers after a breathtaking chase or as in Chiaverano when, thanks to a detailed report, they surprised two criminals to ransack a house whose owners were on vacation for a few days. The house rats were arrested, tried and sentenced.
Same fate for the thief who was arrested in Fiorano last August where he had just burgled a house. Discovered in the act of crime by the carabinieri, he attacked men in uniform armed with an awl but was brought to justice. The carabinieri also called for the utmost attention to the scam of the “nephew or son who has had an accident”. It is a despicable and ignoble plot to trick the elderly by exploiting their anxieties and fears. And their good heart. There are several reports made in Alto Canavese while one has unfortunately scored in Samome. «Good morning, we are the carabinieri. His son is here with us, in the barracks and soon we will be forced to transfer him to prison. He was involved in a terrible car accident. He ran over and killed a pperson. A colleague of ours will be with you shortly and will explain what happened and what you need to do to help your boy ». And a quarter of an hour later, at the door of two elderly spouses, a man “of good looks and kind manners” actually showed up and pretended to be a carabiniere. Of course it was a scam and the two pensioners, shocked by the phone call, fell for it. «That man – the husband and wife then told the real carabinieri – seemed to be telling the truth. He knew a lot of details about us and went out of his way to explain how to give us a hand ». Naturally, money and valuables were needed which the two elders took from wallets and drawers and handed over to the self-styled soldier of the Arma who then greeted not without kindly addressing the two swindled: «You did the right thing. I will shortly let you know how it went ». It happened that the two elderly, frail and frightened, a few hours later had the carabinieri in front of them, but the real ones. To report the scam.