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Israeli Court Orders Discount Bank to Compensate Elderly Customer for Ignored Fraud Alerts
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First reported by Mako · Jul 9, 2026
What happened
An Israeli court ruled that Discount Bank was negligent after ignoring a 70-year-old customer's fraud alerts, ordering the bank to pay about 147,000 shekels in compensation for unauthorized transfers and a loan made after the customer reported suspicious activity in person.
- 01Eilat court found Discount Bank negligent in handling a 70-year-old customer's fraud alert.
- 02Customer reported suspicious transfers and loan in person, but bank failed to stop transactions.
- 03Eight unauthorized transfers totaling 127,000 shekels and a 45,000 shekel loan were made.
- 04Bank claimed transactions were authorized and common, court rejected this defense.
- 05Court ordered bank to refund 127,000 shekels plus interest and pay 20,000 shekels legal fees.
- 06Attorney emphasized banks' duty to protect vulnerable customers like elderly and new immigrants.
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