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Italian anti‑mafia crackdown on fake‑officer scams continues

98 clusters · 400 sources · last updated

Latest: Quartu Sant’Elena police arrest woman in elderly extortion scam

The anti‑mafia operation that began in late June kept its momentum into mid‑July. After dismantling rings in Foligno, Agrigento, Chiaravalle, San Michele di Ganzaria and Naples, Carabinieri agents intercepted two teenage

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Elderly telephone fraud scams in Greece and Turkey

27 clusters · 110 sources · last updated

Latest: Rhodes police arrest two for impersonating accountants in fraud scheme

Since July 2024, Greek police have conducted numerous operations against telephone-fraud rings targeting senior citizens. Previous investigations in areas such as Kastoria, Ioannina, and Achaea dismantled networks using

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Escalating senior fraud and impersonation scams in Europe

70 clusters · 262 sources · last updated

Latest: Austria police warn of rising phone impersonation scams

By August 2026, the wave of fraud targeting seniors in Europe showed increasing financial impact and geographic spread. The German Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) reported a sharp rise in losses from schemes where p