"Drug the date from the grinder and steal the credit": Tel Aviv residents are suspected of sting

According to the suspicion, four city residents in their 20s and 30s, made appointments with users of the gay community's dating app, gave them a drink mixed with drugs, and when they fell asleep - took their credit cards, and spent tens of thousands of shekels in total.

Karin Sagi

25/04/2022

Monday, 25 April 2022, 11:56 Updated: 12:58

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Four residents of Tel Aviv, in their 20s and 30s, were arrested today (Monday) on suspicion of drugging men during introductory meetings through the dating app for the proud community "Grinder", and robbed them of tens of thousands of shekels.

Today, the suspects will be brought to the Magistrate's Court in Bat Yam for a hearing on the extension of their detention.

The investigation into the matter was opened following complaints from several citizens, about the theft of credit cards and withdrawals of tens of thousands of shekels.

According to the suspicion, the detainees handed over to their victims, of the same age, drinks mixed with drugs - and after a question fell asleep - stole their credit cards, recovered their secret code via mobile phone, and withdrew money through it.

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About two weeks ago, the prosecution filed an indictment against Miriam Yomtobian, 50, director of a clinic of the Leumit Health Fund in Jerusalem, on suspicion of stealing credit information from the fund's customers.

According to the charges, she carried out about 450 transactions for a total of over NIS 60,000 using credit cards of patients at the branch.

"This is how she paid her and her family's HMO payments, including surgeries and valuable treatments," the indictment said.

"In addition, the defendant made many transactions for the payment of services or for the purchase of products such as gas, electricity, water, computer services and more."

The indictment attributes to her offenses of receiving anything fraudulently under aggravated circumstances, infiltrating computer material to commit another offense and using an essential component of a means of payment with intent to defraud.

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