Bat Yam Resident Charged in Elderly Scam Involving Hundreds of Thousands of Shekels
Israeli prosecutors have filed an indictment against a 30-year-old Bat Yam resident over his alleged role in a scam targeting elderly women. Police say another suspect, a man in his 20s from Ariel, was also arrested in the case.
The investigation began after a woman in her 70s from Ariel filed a complaint. She said she received a phone call from two people who claimed to be representatives of the Tax Authority and National Insurance Institute.
According to the complaint, the callers convinced her to hand over valuables to a courier they sent in a taxi. She gave the messenger 82,000 shekels in cash, along with a large amount of gold she had in her possession.
The indictment says those involved pocketed an estimated hundreds of thousands of shekels in total. The case is now proceeding in court following the filing of charges and the arrest of the second suspect.
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