insurance-fraud

Florida Police Bust Garages For Illegal Tows, Insurance Fraud After Owners Seen Flashing Cash On Facebook
Here's a helpful hint to anyone wishing to run a million-dollar insurance scam — don't post pictures on Facebook of you and your friends waving wads of cash. More Â»

Beware Of "Windshield Bullies"
Police are issuing renewed warnings about "windshield bullies." In some of the worst cases, they'll damage your windshield and then ring your doorbell offering their windshield replacement services. More Â»

Does Your Doctor's Office Combat Insurance Fraud With Webcams?
Melissa tells Consumerist that she had an irritating recent visit to her optometrist's office. The experience led her to find a new provider (hooray, free market!) but she wonders whether the offending office's tactics are becoming more common in other places. She wants to know: have any of your health care providers started photographing patients, claiming that the snapshots are to prevent insurance fraud? More Â»

People Making Ends Meet With Car Insurance Fraud
Citing National Insurance Crime Bureau stats, AutoBlog reports people are staging 46 percent more car accidents in order to get a little green flowing in their direction. This despite rampant unemployment lowering the rate of actual car accidents due to decreased traffic. More Â»

On The Rise: People Blowing Up Their Own Cars

—>Nothing salves buyer's remorse like a match in a fuel tank. Citing National Insurance Crime Bureau figures, a Los Angeles Times story says car owners are resorting to nefarious means to put an end to burdensome car loans. In the first quarter of the year, suspicious fires or arson were up 27 percent for the first quarter of the year and cases of intentionally destroyed cars shot up 24 percent.  More Â»

Los Angeles Hospitals Accused Of Using Homeless 'Patients' In Insurance Fraud Scams

Hospitals in Los Angeles and Orange counties submitted phony Medicare and Medi-Cal bills for hundreds, perhaps thousands, of homeless patients—including drug addicts and the mentally ill—recruited from downtown's Skid Row, state and federal authorities allege.  More Â»