15 (In)Famous Insurance Frauds

Here's an eye-opening list of insurance frauds, some high profile news stories, others breathtaking, provided by www.insurancequotes.com. The list includes Britain's John Darwin, who pretended he was dead while his accomplice- wife claimed the life insurance, and who came to...

A $200K patio cover? No. Insurance Fraud? Yes.

In Washington, a man has been charged with insurance fraud after claiming his patio cover needed replacing after heavy snow, and quotes had come in ranging from $195,586 to $213,815. An online aerial photograph showed the real story was far different.

Most Outrageous Fraud Claim Cases of 2011

Fraudulent claims can range from the ridiculously naïve to cunning and downright clever — and both are nightmares to insurance and IT executives. Presented here are several examples at noteworthy attempts at fraud gone wrong, followed by some tip on how to help you be on the winning end of such cases.

11 Dumbest Insurance Fraud Cases

Although often an elusive target for SIUs, these cases prove that greed leads to sloppy actions that leave fraudsters open to being caught. 

Advances in Face Recognition for Video Surveillance

Neurotechnology, a provider of high-precision biometric identification technologies has announced the availability of a software development kit for biometric face identification with a wide range of applications.

School admissions fraud rises in race for best places

In the UK, places are so tight for the top schools that around 420 Mums and Dads have entered fraudulent information on school application forms — from using grandparents’ and friends’ addresses within catchment areas to falsely claiming their children have been baptized to get into faith schools. ...

Worksafe dispelling notion that those on benefits are bludging

A man has been sentenced to 9 months in prison after he continued to submit certificates of incapacity and claim benefits, even though he was earning $640 gross each week as a truck driver. Imposing a prison sentence like this shows Worksafe and magistrates are increasingly taking fraud more seriously. 

Surveillance Technology

Seeing through walls, hovering spheres, throwbots, and fixing blurry pictures is all par for the course for US Police — and to think, a "police science" textbook in use during the 1970s listed among the necessary tools for a surveillance assignment a pair of binoculars, a thermos of coffee, and a mayonnaise jar for the "used ...

Woman's Home Surveillance Leads to Break-In Arrest

A woman in Pittsburgh, USA, has found that her surveillance technology led to an arrest when she was sent an email telling her there was an intruder inside her home and sending her a photo. Looking at the report further, she recognised the man as her 50-year old former handyman.

FBI Launches Billboard Campaign to Find Internet Fraudsters

In the US, Portland FBI is partnering with Clear Channel Outdoor to place information on a new electronic billboard that it hopes will lead in the arrest of a husband and wife wanted in connection with an alleged fraud and cybercrime scheme resulting in more than $300,000 in losses. Forty-seven fugitives have been captured th...

Video disproves man's claim that motorcycle was stolen

A 26-year old man from Sarasota in the US tried to defraud his insurance company by claiming his motorcycle was stolen. However, video surveillance foiled the man’s plans as it showed him arriving at a store exactly 15 minutes before he reported the cycle stolen and it was found stripped of all its parts 22.9 miles away — imp...

‘Loose Lips’ of Fraudsters Will Give Them Away

In Houston Texas, information about fraud that leads to an arrest or the filing of felony charges will be eligible for up to a $5,000 reward. Authorities are counting on the loose lips of fraudsters; people they claim are your neighbour, your friend — and the kind of people who like to brag. window["NewsScroll1_rrNews"] = new RadRotator('NewsScroll1_rrNews',2);window["NewsScroll1_rrNews"].AutoAdvance = 1;window["NewsScroll1_rrNews"].FrameTimeout = 10000;window["NewsScroll1_rrNews"].RotatorMode = 'Scroll';window["NewsScroll1_rrNews"].NumberOfFrames = 12;window["NewsScroll1_rrNews"].PauseOnMouseOver = 1;window["NewsScroll1_rrNews"].HasTickers = 0;window["NewsScroll1_rrNews"].FrameIdArray = new Array('NewsScroll1_rrNews_frame0','NewsScroll1_rrNews_frame1','NewsScroll1_rrNews_frame2','NewsScroll1_rrNews_frame3','NewsScroll1_rrNews_frame4','NewsScroll1_rrNews_frame5','NewsScroll1_rrNews_frame6','NewsScroll1_rrNews_frame7','NewsScroll1_rrNews_frame8','NewsScroll1_rrNews_frame9','NewsScroll1_rrNews_frame10','NewsScroll1_rrNews_frame11');window["NewsScroll1_rrNews"].ScrollSpeed = 10;window["NewsScroll1_rrNews"].ScrollDirection = 'Left';window["NewsScroll1_rrNews"].UseSmoothScroll = 1;window["NewsScroll1_rrNews"].SmoothScrollDelay = 10;window["NewsScroll1_rrNews"].Start();