We encourage all road users to watch out for the signs of these dangerous scams and to report any evidence to our confidential Cheatline."ĭon't miss the latest news from around Scotland and beyond - Sign up to our daily newsletter here. Whether there was some talk about it perhaps being in first. Jon Radford, Head of Intelligence and Investigations at the Insurance Fraud Bureau (IFB), said: "We are actively investigating reports of suspected Crash for Cash activity in Scotland. According to a recent tweet from creative director Sam Lake, Alan Wake 2 will be a third-person game, just like the first installment. “We want to help educate drivers and send a warning to help put a stop to this activity, and I’d encourage drivers to look out for emerging trends and read top tips to become much more confident at spotting crash for cash fraud.” It can have severe consequences to the victims including life changing injuries and fatalities, which is why we’re committed to helping raise awareness of the issue and tackle this at the source with local police forces. Deliberately slamming on brakes to induce a collision is an extremely dangerous crime. Matt Crabtree, Head of Fraud Strategy at LV= General Insurance added: “Insurance fraud is evolving all the time, with fraudsters continuing to find ways to target innocent motorists for their own financial gain. To think criminals do this on purpose for money is shocking, and is putting innocent drivers at huge risk.Īlan smashed into the scammer's car 13 days after the first incident "I didn’t even see any brake lights come on when he braked. I followed but then suddenly the car slammed on to a complete stop, even though the road to the right was clear and I went into the back of him. "I was travelling up to Largs in Scotland on the A70 near Cumnock when the car in front set off to join the roundabout. He said: “I’d heard of crash for cash and was aware of it happening to other people, but I never thought it would happen to me. Scots pensioner who banged head and turned blue in Asda thanks staff who saved himĪlan Gibbs was one of those who fell victim to the scam as he travelled to Largs in September last year.Two pensioners rushed to hospital after car flips on busy Edinburgh road.And in the past year alone, there has been a 60% rise in the number of personal injury claims reported to LV in Scotland. 'Crash for cash' works by targeting innocent motorists to become the ‘at fault driver’ in an accident by slamming on the breaks to cause an accident. It means crooks are now travelling to Scotland in a bid to cash in. Insurance company LV believe that the increase is being driven by a law change in England and Wales that has reduced the amount of compensation drivers are entitled to following a whiplash claim. Drivers have been warned to look out for a new 'crash for cash' fraud which has seen scammers travel to Scotland to cause smashes and cash in on insurance money.
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