Targeting Drivers Changing Lanes... 15 Vehicles Deployed, Gang Caught Embezzling 200 Million Won in Insurance Money from Traffic Accidents

Daegu, Seoul, Busan Nationwide Career Change Vehicle Targeted Intentional Accidents

33 Insurance Fraud Gang Members Arrested, 1 Main Culprit Detained, 32 Released

Insurance fraud crime scene. [Image source=Daegu Police Agency]

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] A group of 33 insurance fraudsters who deliberately caused accidents by targeting cars changing lanes and crashing into them to claim insurance money were arrested by the police.

The group used a total of 15 vehicles as tools for their crimes over 2 years and 6 months, and their fraudulent activities spanned nationwide.

Daegu Jungbu Police Station announced on the 7th that they had arrested 33 members of the group who caused intentional accidents with lane-changing vehicles to claim insurance money.

The ringleader, Mr. A, was detained, while the remaining 32 were booked without detention.

According to the police, since June 2018, the group used 15 vehicles to travel around Daegu, Gyeongbuk, Seoul, Busan, and other areas, deliberately causing accidents 33 times by targeting lane-changing vehicles.

The group is revealed to have embezzled over 200 million won in insurance money from seven insurance companies.

They intentionally caused accidents at moments when vehicles changed multiple lanes while turning left on roads with two or three left-turn lanes, or conspired among themselves to stage fake traffic accidents and then claimed insurance money.

Mr. A needed accomplices such as friends and acquaintances. He maintained the accomplice relationship by sharing part of the embezzled insurance money. It was confirmed that some accomplices were in their early 20s, including some teenagers.

When the police began investigating the case as insurance fraud, the group initially denied the crimes by coordinating their statements, but confessed after the police presented evidence such as Mr. A’s mobile phone, bank accounts, and dashboard camera footage.

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