Fraudster impersonated restaurant staff to steal hundreds of thousands of shekels

An indictment was filed this morning, Monday, against a 26-year-old from the north, currently residing in Tel Aviv, on suspicion of committing fraud totaling hundreds of thousands of shekels using credit card details obtained through deception. Along with the indictment, a request was filed for his detention until the end of the proceedings.

According to the indictment, the suspect would contact food and catering companies, obtain details about orders placed by customers, and then approach them while impersonating a representative of the business. Using various pretexts, he obtained the customers' credit card details and used them to carry out transactions totaling hundreds of thousands of shekels.

The investigation began after police received information about high-value purchases made at businesses and shops in the Tel Aviv area using stolen credit card details. The investigation was conducted in recent months at the Tel Aviv North station in the Yarkon District, in cooperation with credit card companies.

As part of the investigation, the suspect was located and arrested. During searches of his home and other associated addresses, items seized included luxury clothing, shoes, sunglasses, computers, and other goods. It is suspected that the property was purchased using the credit card details obtained through deception.

Upon completion of the investigation, the Tel Aviv District Prosecution Unit filed an indictment including 20 counts. Among the offenses attributed to the defendant are the use of a payment instrument to generate profit, taking a payment instrument without the payer's consent, and receiving assets obtained through crime.

The suspect will be brought to a hearing on the state's request to extend his detention until the end of the proceedings.