Dashcam captures dangerous alleged car insurance scam

A woman in New York said the video shows a driver cutting in front of her, reversing and slamming into her car to make it seem like she had hit them. Officials say it's an increasingly common scam.

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[theworkinginvestor]

Why are their faces blocked out. They should be on billboards.

[MikesterMF]

I work in insurance claims. This happens ALL the time. The attorneys are in on it. The medical providers are in on it. And the insurance companies dont care enough to fight for you. Everyone get a dash cam.

[hag]

Absolutely crazy. They should all be put in prison along with their attorneys.

[mccalejk]

They still filed an insurance claim. That’s crazy! That should allow give the police their names and info.

[dallas]

So these Mfs still filed a claim???? Even though they saw the camera ok NYPD get off your a$$ and get these people arrested and perp walked

[MyaIsWithIt]

So why are you blurring the criminals faces but not the victim

[JoesCornerstadios]

Attempted homicide once they back up into them

[Salnyc]

4 healthy looking adults instead of working they are pulling these kinda scams. Disgrace

[meganhoward]

Dash cams should be stock in cars these days. People always do stupid stuff like this.

[StephanieWV]

I can’t believe how angry this made me. This is insane.

[tilak]

Such people should put in jail for 150 years!!

[BlueWave-ky]

This is why our insurance is so HIGH !

[mindyourmess]

The guy that got into the Kia wasnt a passenger, he was the driver, didnt anyone notice they put up a plastic bag while switching seats?

[dannigro]

They did this to the wrong person, the one person who happened to have a dash cam, good for her.

[ItsLuisChannel]

The red Kia license plate is KLH-3340 . The guy in the gray civic is Maykel Martinez. He lives in Brooklyn New York on 14th street.

[rst]

This is why it's insane that all the modern cars still don't come with built-in dashcam.

[leenaravenwood]

Brake checkers are common in the Bay Area. Such pieces of sh*t out there

[RickyIcecubes]

If someone tries to scam me they're in for a rude awakening. I've got nothing for them to take.

[richiemochi]

Organized crime. These are usually groups that are done by people from foreign countries using same tactics here. A customer lady accused me of running over her foot with shoe rack when she intentionally put her left foot out. Lucky there were cameras recording it.

[dontmindmejustpassingthru]

If this becomes a more common thing and criminals continue to go unpunished or under punished, i think some people may start taking the law into their own hands. Just like citizens tracked down the car, the feeling that criminals are getting away with things may encourage vigilantism.