Netanya Woman Charged With Stealing From Tinder Acquaintances and Fraud

The Allegations

According to the indictment, Sitbon met men through apps, including Tinder, and took checks, cards, and personal documents from their homes during visits. The stolen payment instruments were then used for purchases. In one incident, transactions totaling 2,090 shekels were made with a stolen card; in another, the amount was 3,587.78 shekels, while additional attempted charges totaled 2,713.72 shekels.

Transactions With Private Sellers

According to the prosecution, when communicating with sellers on Facebook, the woman used different names and sent documents that appeared to confirm bank transfers, although the money was not received. The incidents described include obtaining jewelry with a total value of 24,130 shekels, a ring worth 6,500 shekels, an iPhone 15 Pro, and clothing worth 3,850 shekels. In another case, a seller was given three stolen checks for 3,500, 4,500, and 3,900 shekels bearing the owner's forged signature.

Car, Rental, and Store Theft

According to the indictment, in July Sitbon had a Hyundai i30 transferred into her name after presenting a document purporting to show that a transfer of 8,500 shekels had been completed; the money was allegedly not received. An attempt to rent an apartment using confirmation of a 10,600-shekel transfer failed because the landlady noticed the forgery. She is also charged with stealing five items of clothing worth 1,325.90 shekels from a Zara store at the Ir Yamim shopping mall in Netanya; the items were returned to the store.

Procedural Status

Sitbon has been under arrest since August 23. She is charged with obtaining property by deception under aggravated circumstances, forgery and use of a forged document, theft, payment instrument offenses, and violation of a lawful order. The prosecution informed the court that, if convicted, it may seek actual imprisonment; the source does not report a decision by the court on the merits.

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