Investigators from the Fraud and Cybercrime Unit in the Central District have been conducting an undercover investigation in recent months following dozens of fraud cases, in which suspicion arose that the couple, residents of central Israel in their 20s, operated a systematic and sophisticated fraud scheme - mainly against victims from Arab society.
It is suspected that the two posed as representatives of insurance companies, contacted the victims and gave them precise personal details in order to gain their trust.
They were later convinced that they had funds available from insurance accounts that could be withdrawn, and they received codes from them that allowed cash withdrawals without a card.
Using the codes, the suspects reached pick-up points, including while riding a scooter, withdrew the funds from the victims' accounts, and left the scene in a short time.
Since their arrest on August 9, investigators from the Central District's online crime division in the fraud unit have conducted an intensive investigation, during which the case has expanded and 97 victims suspected of being connected to the fraud scheme have accumulated.
The suspects' detention was extended from time to time according to the needs of the investigation, and today the Attorney General's Office filed an indictment against them, along with a request to continue their detention until the end of the legal proceedings.
