general car insurance

The side swipe scam happens at busy intersections that have two left hand turning lanes. The scammer positions his car in the outer left lane and when the victim ' s car enters the outer turn lane the criminal swipes him. In order to have success at this fraud the criminal scouts the intersection out to ensure it ' s busy and that drifting can occur.

The Panic Stop is very common. This scam involves an old car filled with passengers. The car is driven in front of the mark ' s car - one of the passengers will look our the rear window at the victim ' s car and will look for any signs of distraction such as answering the cell phone, looking down for brief moment, turning the radio station or lighting a cigarette. Any possible situation where the drive can take his eyes off the road will work. When his action is spotted the driver of the scam car is notified and the brakes are pressed. The victim will claim they stopped short but it won ' t matter and he will have to pay out for car damages and personal injury claims for every person in the car.

These criminals are the scum of the Earth. They figure they are not hurting anyone but a big company. The fact is it that they are hurting everyone. Every insurance company is made to pay fraudulent claims and our rates go up due to it.

Unfortunately, the only way to avoid being scammed like this is to be cautious of any vehicle in front of you - obey all traffic laws and if someone in front of you is suspect increase your distance. These scams can only work if you are close enough to make it plausible.