They thought they received a tax refund – and discovered their pension was withdrawn

Four residents of northern Israel were arrested on suspicion of defrauding hundreds of clients who sought tax refund services. According to the suspicion, they withdrew money from clients' pension funds and presented it as refunds, while charging high commissions.

Four residents of northern Israel were arrested on suspicion of defrauding hundreds of clients under the guise of providing tax refund services. According to police, the suspects initially charged hundreds of shekels to open a file, and later withdrew money from clients' pension funds and presented it as tax refunds. Among those arrested are a 44-year-old mother and her 21-year-old daughter from Kafr Kanna, a 22-year-old young woman from Ilut, and a 25-year-old family member from Kafr Kanna. Commissions of tens of thousands of shekels were charged on the withdrawn funds. Police raided the suspects' homes and seized evidence linking them to the case. The four will be brought to the Tiberias Magistrate's Court for an extension of their remand.