Car Insurance referral racket: crook fakes 250 crashes

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It is generally known that the scandalous practice of companies claiming referral fees for details of accident victims is driving up our insurance premiums.

However it is now clear that they are also a huge incentive to stage accidents, so that criminals can then claim the referral fees from insurance companies. Last week, Masi Naqshbandi was found guilty at Croydon Crown Court of staging more than 250 crashes in order to fraudulently claim referral fees from solicitors, at a cost of £6.5 million.

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