Lahav 433's prosecution unit filed indictments against a man and a woman accused of defrauding elderly Russian-speaking Israelis of hundreds of thousands of shekels in cash and jewelry. The suspects allegedly impersonated insurance agents, used AI to clone the voices of victims' relatives to gain trust, and sent a courier to collect valuables.
The Israel Police’s Lahav 433 unit has filed indictments against two suspects — a man and a woman — for a sophisticated fraud scheme targeting elderly Russian-speaking immigrants. According to the charge sheet, the pair posed as insurance company employees, contacting elderly victims and claiming that their property needed to be evaluated for insurance purposes. To make the request appear legitimate, they used artificial intelligence to clone the voices of the victims’ family members or acquaintances, having previously contacted them under innocuous pretexts. The scammers then sent a courier to collect cash, gold jewelry, diamonds, and other valuables, promising they would be returned after evaluation. The total value of stolen property is estimated at hundreds of thousands of shekels. The police have recommended that families establish a shared password that elderly relatives can use to verify any such request. The Zioneer has previously reported on similar fraud schemes targeting Russian-speaking elderly communities in Israel.
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