Italian police on Tuesday
arrested eight people in and around Caserta north of Naples for
allegedly organising 86 scams to swindle elderly people out of
their savings.
All those arrested were Neapolitans, police said.
The alleged gang got 90,000 euros from their fraudulent
activities, police said.
Police said the gang was "specialised in preying on
vulnerable old people, often living alone".
Five of the eight were detained in jail and the other three
put under house arrest.
They are charged with conspiracy to defraud the elderly.
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