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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
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
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