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... in the accident. There are various types of staged accidents. In what's called a swoop and squat' accident, an innocent victim is set up in a deliberate, intentionally caused collision. Two vehicles are used. One vehicle, usually an older vehicle with multiple occupants, is set up to receive the impact. This is sometimes called the receiver. The second vehicle usually has a single driver and acts as a non-impact vehicle that will swoop in front of the receiver and be a contributing cause to the accident. These two vehicles ... . In either case, the administrator is usually the person who processes the paperwork on the insurance claim and deals directly with the insurance company. The players in each vehicle usually claim soft-tissue injuries and receive or claim to have received extensive medical treatment (normally, physical therapy such as heat treatments) . Soft-tissue injuries are not visible on an x-ray and are typically diagnosed on the basis of the patient's complaint of pain. In my experience, claimants often don't receive the treatments the clinic bills for. I've seen many undercover operations in ... . These unscrupulous doctors and attorneys currently pay capping or referral fees ranging from $800 to $2 ,000 per client referral. Most staged-accident rings are highly organized and controlled by an attorney or by one or several individuals closely associated with a law office or medical clinic. The rings tend to operate in similar patterns. The stager/capper handles the actual planning and details of each collision. He or she arranges the participation of other individuals to become players-that is, the drivers and passengers of vehicles involved in the phony accident ...