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It was a paper accident scam that bilked insurance companies out of more than $2 million. And it worked for a while.
Eleven people, mostly Nigerian nationals, who were arrested and charged with filing fraudulent insurance claims earlier this year, have pled guilty to conspiracy to commit mail fraud, wire fraud and money laundering. The scam included purchasing multiple automobile policies on the same vehicles from different insurers and then submitting fake medical bills, using phony letterhead from nonexistent medical facilities.
Putting the operation out of business was a joint cooperative effort between the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (lead Agent Nick Del Castillo and Analyst Chris Vastine), the NICB, the IRS, the Division of Insurance Fraud, the US Postal Inspection Service and the US Attorney’s Office.
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