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Motor still dominates fraudulent claims
- 23/08/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
New figures have revealed that motor insurance accounted for the majority of fraudulent claims uncovered last year. According to the Association of British Insurers, 72,600 fraudulent claims were detected last year, representing a fall of 19%. But 42,500 of these (59%) were motor claims. Meanwhile, the number of [...] -
Moped fraudsters seek capital gains
- 22/06/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Crash-for-cash scam hits the capital Drivers are being warned of a widespread network of crash for cash fraudsters on mopeds who are thought to have attempted £27m worth of bogus claims already. A multi-agency investigation led by the Insurance Fraud Bureau (IFB), City of London Police’s Insurance Fraud [...] -
‘Blatant deception’ revealed
- 21/09/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
A former detective and now managing director of Kent-based Claims Management and Adjusting (CMA) has revealed what he considers to be ‘one of most blatant attempted deceptions I’ve seen in all my years as a motor insurance fraud investigator.’ Philip Swift said that last October Octavian Radu from Oxfordshire [...] -
Fraud figures down
- 30/08/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
A crackdown on fraud is paying off with the Association of British Insurers reporting that both the number and cost of dishonest claims has reduced in the last year. However, the average detected fraud still stood at a record £12,282. According to ABI figures, fraud claims fell by five per cent to 89,000 in [...] -
Drivers warned about fake DVLA scams
- 21/02/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) is warning drivers to be on the look-out for scam emails and texts. Scammers have been targeting motorists by impersonating the DVLA and attempting to gather personal and financial details from them. The DVLA has also issued warnings over third-party websites which [...] -
New ‘crash for cash’ scam identified
- 02/07/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Motorists are being warned about an aggressive new strain of the ‘crash for cash’ scam that is increasingly being used by opportunistic criminals. Dubbed ‘crash for ready cash’ by investigators from anti-fraud specialists APU, the new tactic involves the criminals deliberately causing an accident and then [...] -
Aviva investigating 15,000 claims
- 17/06/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
The Actuary reports that Aviva suspects organised motor insurance fraud increased by 28% between 2013 and 2014. The insurer said the value of fraud increased from £30m in 2013 to £38m in 2014, and it currently has more than 15,000 ‘suspicious claims’ under investigation. Tom Gardiner, head of fraud at [...] -
Van crash conman jailed
- 15/06/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
A prolific conman who made up multiple van crashes to make more than £33,000 from fraudulent insurance claims and then went on the run to evade justice has been jailed for three years and five months. Abdul Qadeer Qadri plotted diagrams of ‘accidents’ in a notebook which was uncovered by detectives from the [...] -
askCUE established to cut PI fraud
- 28/04/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
In an attempt to prevent fraudulent claims entering the compensation process, representatives from claimant solicitor organisations and the insurance industry have collaborated to establish the askCUE PI (personal injury) service. The service will be mandatory to use from 1 June 2015. Solicitors are being [...] -
Car insurance fraudster sentenced
- 10/04/2015
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
A Liverpool man who manipulated an insurer’s website to get £10,000 worth of car insurance for just £10 has been sentenced. Callum Mullen had previously been found guilty of two counts of fraud by false representation at Liverpool Crown Court, following an investigation by the City of London Police’s [...]
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