Fraud & the “Cash and Crash” King…..
The BBC today reports successful prosecution of a 24 year old man jailed for 4 and a half years arising from a “crash for cash” conspiracy in Greater Manchester. Said to have charged £500 a time to cause the accidents the man earned approximately £46,000 and yet the scam is said to have cost £1.6 million for relevant insurers from “bogus claims”.
Professional compensation lawyers know the vital role insurers play in providing assistance to people injured by the negligent acts of others. There are national databases to keep records of claims which are checked by insurers but in this instance the location favoured by the fraudster was overlooked by an office and the staff at that office were suspicious of the frequency of accidents and seem to have triggered enquiries. One up for the good guys in this instance.
Further information can be located at this web link: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/manchester/8318338.stm
