He fought the 'Russian sting' in the police - and then his mother also fell victim

Chief Inspector Roman Yermanko, who fights the 'Russian sting', discovered that his mother fell victim to a scam and transferred 10,000 NIS. At an awareness conference in Migdal HaEmek with 200 senior citizens, the scammers' methods were exposed, and police data indicate a 500% surge in fraud cases.

Chief Inspector Roman Yermanko, an officer in the Israel Police who fights the phenomenon of the 'Russian sting', discovered that his mother fell victim to a scam and transferred 10,000 NIS to the scammers. At a special awareness conference in Migdal HaEmek, which he led together with the Northern District Police and the Migdal HaEmek Municipality, about 200 senior citizens participated. The conference revealed the scammers' methods, which include impersonating bank representatives, police officers, or communications companies, using artificial intelligence to mimic voices, and creating psychological pressure to convince victims to transfer money. Police data presented in the Knesset indicate a surge of over 500% in the opening of fraud cases where the victims are Russian-speaking elderly. In a ruling handed down last week, Judge Mart Dorbeu obligated the Postal Bank to pay compensation of 39,900 shekels to an 85-year-old woman, a Holocaust survivor, who fell victim to a scam and transferred about 49,000 shekels. The article also includes guidelines for protection against fraud.