Staged accident fraud is a type of insurance fraud, and typically involves staging a car accident in order to collect insurance benefits. The most common accident fraud is known as the “swoop and squat.” In this scam, a car driving directly in front of the intended victim will suddenly pull into another lane without signaling. This is called the swoop. When the car swerves away, it reveals another car just ahead which is stopped in the road, or squatting. That car is usually full of people, and their goal is for the "mark" to rear end their vehicle. When this happens, the passengers will all file injury complaints and claim to have whiplash or other aches and pains that are difficult to disprove. The scammers will then collect large insurance settlements following the phony accident.
If you have been accused of causing a staged accident, or accused of committing insurance fraud, contact the Abreu Law Firm right away for a free consultation in either English or Spanish.
