Man Gets Caught on Camera Setting Fire to His Porsche for Insurance Purposes
A Brazilian motorist had the misfortune of being caught on camera lighting up his Porsche sports car so he could cash the insurance policy. On October 5th, the Civil Police of Paraná was contacted by a man who claimed to have been stopped in traffic by armed men and stuffed in the trunk of his […]
Four People Arrested for Using Bear Suit to Fake Bear Attacks on Their Vehicles and Claim Insurance
Four Los Angeles-area residents were recently arrested and charged with insurance fraud after allegedly using a bear suit to make it seem like their luxury vehicles had been damaged by a wild animal. “Operation Bear Claw,” as this ingenious insurance fraud scheme was subbed by California authorities, began in January of this year, when the […]
Man Soaks His Legs in Dry Ice for 10 Hours to Fake Frostbite for Insurance Fraud
A couple of Taiwanese university students are being accused of faking frostbite injuries that eventually warranted a double amputation to defraud insurance companies. Taiwan’s Criminal Investigation Bureau has accused a university student surnamed Chang of conspiring with a former high-school colleague named Liao to orchestrate a bizarre insurance fraud in January of last year. Evidence […]
Woman Loses $820,000 Injury Insurance Claim After Winning Christmas Tree Throwing Contest
A woman who had filed an insurance claim of $820,000 claiming that she had suffered debilitating injuries in a car accident has had her claim dismissed after it was proven that she won a Christmas tree-throwing contest a year after the accident. On February 3, 2017, Kamila Grabska was involved in a car accident on […]
Man Allegedly Pays Someone to Cut Off His Legs for Insurance Fraud
A Missouri man allegedly tried to commit insurance fraud by paying someone to cut off both his legs and stage a tractor accident to cover it up. The Howell County Sheriff’s Office recently investigated the most bizarre case in its history. In November of last year, a 60-year-old man from Willow Springs lost both his […]