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Couple Posing as Insurance Agents Steal Hundreds of Thousands of Shekels in Israel
How 2 Israeli newsrooms covered this story — translated into English and compared side by side.
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First reported by Kikar HaShabbat · 1 day ago
What happened
A couple posing as insurance agents defrauded dozens of Israelis out of 400,000 shekels over two years by charging high commission fees to release funds.
- 01A couple impersonated insurance agents and scammed dozens of Israelis over two years.
- 02They stole around 400,000 shekels by charging victims high commission fees.
- 03Victims were promised the release of their funds in exchange for payments.
- 04The scam was uncovered by Israeli authorities and is under investigation.
- 05Authorities are working to identify all victims and prevent similar frauds.
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