THE moment a despicable ‘cash for crash’ motorcyclist faked a crash to pocket insurance money has been caught on camera.

The crook deliberately swerved in front of a car before carefully placing his moped on the road and rolling on the ground.

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The idiot biker was seen hiding behind a van parked on a quiet London street while waiting for victims.

After spotting a car approaching, he pulled onto the road and walked slowly toward the minivan.

The bike got close enough to the car without any actual contact before the crook jumped out and gently placed it on the ground.

The victim driving the car immediately stopped and watched as the shameless motorcyclist collapsed to the ground, looking like he had been hit.

A passerby saw the man on the ground and ran to help him.

They took out their phones and took photos of the fake accident.

City of London Police shared the footage to raise awareness ‘crash for money’ scams.

“A money fraud accident occurs when drivers or moped riders stage road accidents to profit from fraudulent insurance claims,” they wrote in their video.

“There has been an increase in accidents due to cash fraud involving mopeds.

“More than 4,000 people were targeted between June 2021 and 2024,” they add.

Insurance company Allianz revealed that the number of cases had increased 60-fold since the start of 2024.

The Insurance Fraud Bureau (IFB) estimates that £27 million is currently in dispute due to dubious claims.

Aggression involves deliberately causing an accident in a way that makes it seem like it is the other driver’s fault in order to win. insurance payments.

Common methods include stopping suddenly on a clear road (i.e. checking the brakes), relying on the myth that the driver behind is automatically at fault in a car. rear-end collision.

Like the scammer in the video, criminals often use mopeds that they can easily write off and pocket the money.

This despicable project is particularly widespread in large cities and could cost thousands of victimswhile plunging them into a long and stressful litigation process.

Another insurer, Ageas, has now warned that there are also particular types of vehicles which are more likely to be targeted by scammers.

The firm’s experts report a shift away from normal passenger cars and an increase in liquidity for accidents involving vans.

The fraudsters apparently wait for a van to reverse and then move behind it to cause a collision, taking advantage of the LGV’s significant blind spots.

However, daily drivers are still at risk, as another popular scam involves taking a similar approach to cars exiting blind corners or low-visibility intersections.

Fortunately, it is relatively easy to protect yourself scam.

All you need to do is make sure you can prove that you are not at fault for a collision.

The simplest way to do this is to install a dashboard camera on your vehicle.

Cheap cameras can be bought online for as little as £6 and offer excellent protection against this type of scam.

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