cash for crash
Staged accident scam
Cash for crash is a type of insurance fraud in which someone deliberately causes or stages a car accident to file a false claim.
The scheme typically involves sudden braking to cause a rear-end collision, often with accomplices posing as witnesses or injured passengers: Police arrested a gang running a cash for crash operation.
The term is chiefly British.
- auto insurancePolicy covering vehicle damage
- false claimsUntrue statements presented as fact
- insurance fraudDeceptive claims for payouts
- fraud ringOrganized criminal deception group
- staged accidentsIntentionally caused incidents for fraud
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