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... by CompleteMarkets Editor , Thomas Sarinana This content has not been rated yet. FRAUDBUSTERS: HOW STAGED ACCIDENTS WORK (AN UNDERCOVER PERSPECTIVE) by Thomas Sarinana Capping' the unlawful solicitation and referral of staged auto accident cases to medical providers and attorneys for a fee-is a violation of Business and Professions Code 6152 and the California Insurance Code. As an investigator, I've worked undercover and have personally been paid capping or front monies by people working on behalf of doctors' and attorneys' offices. In every case, I was paid for my solicited ... hit and run. The scheme is accomplished by obtaining or possessing an insured vehicle with existing damage or with damage inflicted on it. The vehicle is then filled with the players (driver and passengers), who are briefed on the details of the accident. They then park the insured vehicle on a public street and summon the police, or drive to a police station to report the hit and run. Having authenticated their phony accident with a police report, the suspects then pursue their fraudulent injury claims against the driver's insurance company. ... the players conspire to report the nonexistent or staged collision to the insurance companies, the stager/capper then sells the accident case to either an attorney's office, a doctor, or a medical clinic for a negotiable or fixed price. Usually the attorney or buyer of the cases pays the capper $800 to $2 ,000 per player. I've found that the capper usually has a close working relationship with one or more attorneys, legal office administrators, doctors, medical office administrators, or medical clinics. If the buyer of ...

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