An occult direction, from organized crime, based in Campania, capable of training and sending unscrupulous young people to the national territory, and also to Sardinia. Thus these boys, in their early twenties, manage to force, with the deception of the fake policeman and lawyer, especially elderly women to hand over money and jewels to help their son responsible for a very serious - but completely invented - road accident.
The last two arrests, with the heavy charge of extortion, took place on Tuesday evening: the investigators of the Cagliari Flying Squad intercepted two young Neapolitans, then taken to prison in Uta under arrest, who had robbed an elderly woman. Part of the money and several jewels were recovered. And the police are also working on other cases that have occurred in recent weeks, to understand whether the perpetrators are the same or whether other members of what appears to be a specialized group are acting in the city.
The scam
The technique used to rob an elderly woman in Genneruxi is the same that led to the arrest of four other young people from Campania last month . «Your son is responsible for a serious accident. We need a lawyer immediately otherwise he will remain in prison for many years", is the phone call that the victim receives or from the person who introduces himself as the commander of the police station. A call to the landline, followed by one to the old woman's cell phone made by someone who qualifies as a lawyer ready to defend the woman's son. In this way the victim has no way to ask family members for help. The apprehension and fear for the fate of one's child grows. And so the second part of the plan comes into play. The fake lawyer shows up at the door of the house and proceeds to collect the money. The old woman hands over 500 euros: «It's not enough. He must also give us the jewels." And the victim, dominated and practically forced, delivers those too.
