Jerusalem Taxi Driver Arrested for Allegedly Defrauding Passengers of Hundreds of Thousands of Shekels

A taxi driver from Jerusalem is suspected of defrauding dozens of his passengers of hundreds of thousands of shekels by obtaining their credit card details and PINs. The suspect, a man in his 30s residing in the northern Jerusalem neighborhood of Kfar Aqab, was arrested last Thursday at one of the crossings around Jerusalem by officers from the District Passages Unit. He is due to appear before the Jerusalem Magistrate's Court today, Thursday, with a request to extend his detention.

The investigation began after complaints were filed at the Lev Habira police station regarding fraud and the misuse of passengers' credit cards by a taxi driver. According to the suspicions, the driver would convince passengers to hand over their credit cards along with their secret codes. He then allegedly used these cards to withdraw cash, amassing hundreds of thousands of shekels.

The police are appealing to the public for assistance, urging anyone who may have been a victim of a similar incident while traveling in a taxi, or who possesses information that could aid the investigation, to come forward to the nearest police station or call 100.