Jerusalem, 19 February, 2026 (TPS-IL) — An undercover investigation by the police is expected to conclude in the coming days with the filing of over 150 indictments for the offenses of receiving something by fraud under serious circumstances, forgery, and impersonation against a Ramallah suspected of defrauding Israelis out of millions of shekels while operating under false identities.
The investigation revealed that the suspect had been operating systematically under false identities and under the guise of a legitimate buyer for advertisements on online sales sites since mid-2024. The suspect created a misrepresentation of bank transfers that were predicted to be completely authentic and, through them, effectively misled innocent citizens.
After supposedly providing ‘proof’ of the financial payment, he sent uninvolved drivers to collect the goods, with the sellers believing that the payment had already been transferred to their account. In retrospect, it became clear to them that they had fallen for a sophisticated fraud.