I was having a fight with 2 friends, and it was about the legality of faking your own death.

Obviously, if you gain any money (ie Insurance Fraud), commit Identity Theft, desecrate a body, dodge any debts, or child-payments, get someone blamed for your murder, or do Anything against the law, then it’s illegial. Pretend none of those things happen.

It boiled down to this scenario:
Joe has no outstanding debts, has never been married, and has no children.

Joe pretends to be kidnapped. His friend Mac helps out. Mac sends several letters to Joe’s family, demanding a ransom and threatening Joe’s safety. (Mac has no intention of collecting ransom or hurting Joe.) After a few days, Mac stops, and Joe is never heard from again. Joe’s family assume Joe has been killed.

Joe continues to use his regular identification and pays taxes.

Is this scenario illegial, or just a nasty trick?
-Hoping someone in-the-know will settle this argument.

got into a car accident. the guy hit my driver side rear tire, cracked the base above the wheel and scraped up both driver side doors. roughly could have been at most 00. i have pics from the scene. body shop takes it on sept. 20. insurance company looks at it, claims 7000 in damages. took pics. i had the police at the scene to take statement. i made a recorded statement to insurance co. my story doesnt match damages claimed. insurance paid body shop 7 g’s. they claim every time i call them that the car isnt ready b/c parts are on back order. nov 18th they say i can pick up the car at 7pm. at 7:19 i walked into body shop – in wide open space they are painting my whole car. no filter. they tell me to pick the car up tomorrow at 8pm (in the dark). next day, paint is chipping off my handle and gas tank. took it to a body shop for second opinion. was told a bunch of parts to my car have been filled with "mud" – some bonding. no parts were replaced. front and back bumper effed with. insurance co. said i have two options, either take it back to original shop and demand it fixed or sue them. they claim they already paid and have no more to do with the situation because it wasnt a body shop on their list. i was told it was. do i have a case? its clearly insurance fraud right? i mean why make a statement if they just disregard and proceed. no way was it 7000 worth. please someone who knows what they are talking about respond. thanks.

There’s someone I know that was in a car accident a few months back, He was stating the other day that he was frauding the insurance co cuz he claimed that he hurt his back and said that he hopes that the claim hurries and gets settled cuz hes worried that they will find out that he had lied about his claim and they will get him for insurance fraud. Apparently his claim hasn’t been settled yet cuz he wants one amount and the insurance company wants to give him a lower amount. How can i go about finding out which insurance co that he is going against? This man is very ruthless, he really does deserve to be reported.

I have 1 case in superior court on automobile insurance fraud, and anothers one in district court.

I am interested in joining the military since a kid,
would i have problems, since im not in trial yet
but might be in a few or 6 months…
I have a clean record, charges are attempt to commit a crime,larceny, and conspiracy. This happened in 2002, brought up in 2008 the charges.
Its just a head ache, if i wait untill the end to see what happens. Then would it be to late,

A friend of mine’s brother committed insurance fraud and I am very disturbed by this. He car had not been running so he got full coverage on it and then had someone push his car (with theirs) into a tree. He says it is not a big deal and he is only getting like 00.00 so if he was ever caught he would not really be sentenced. Does anyone know what the sentence would be in Michigan for this? Also wouldnt his friend who helped him be in trouble also???
what I have is not hearsay…. I know it is what happened… they have told several ppl this is what happened, and he changed his insurance from plpd to full coverage a week before he did this…..

popped out and hit our neighbors (who we cant stand but thats another story) car. We told them and made a claim with our homeowners insurance (they are renters). So the neighbor told us she wasnt even going to worry about it cause it was a little dent. Well a week later we get a letter saying that they have mailed the neighbors a check for 746.00 for the estimate. My questions are:
Is there a time limit when they need to get it fixed
Can they just take the money and not worry about getting it fixed.
Should I tell the insurance company they havent even gotten it fixed, its been 3 weeks. I dont think they will get if fixed, they are scumbags and freeloaders. But is that insurance fraud? The got a brand new truck a few months ago because someone "hit them" I think it was intentional also, these people are shady
thanks

Is it car insurance fraud if I was to buy a car but ask my dad to get the insurance and say that he will be driving the car? Just so that the car is drivable. I mean I am always driving my parents cars anyways, and that is not illegal. Or would a better idea be that he can mention me as other drivers of the car? and if so would that affect the premium?

I am trying to get a new car insurance with progressive. They asked me if I had any citations recently (last 3 yrs) and I said no which is not true becuase I just got a citation. My citation was for going 10 miles over the limit. They did ask me for all of my info such as ssn and driver lic #. I am assuming they checked out my records. They gave me a very low quote considering my driving history.

Is it car insurance fraud if I didn’t tell them about my citations?
Could I be dropped?

Please advice.

i was 22 when i got into a car accident with my grandfather`s truck. They say they are charging him because he told them i lived at another address from what i told them. Is this insurance fraud? Also i was running to the store which was right around the corner when i got into the accident. And i am not on or never was on his insurance.

Hi All,
I went to a dental office a week ago and I asked them whether they were a participating provider, and they told me they were. Yesterday I got a bill in the mail from the dental insurance saying that I have to pay off the difference because the dental office is not a participating provider. I called the dental office again and without introducing myself I asked them if they were a participating provider under this plan and AGAIN they said yes. Then I told them all this what happened. This counts as insurance fraud…the difference I have to pay is (not a lot, but still enough money to make me bite off my nails.) Then they told me that the secretary had made a mistake, and they’re not a participating provider BUT I still have to pay the difference. How do I go about suing them or making them pay this money that I shouldn’t have been charged for? Please help. I’d greatly appreciate it.

I had a very bad experience at my last dentist’s office and walked out. The appointment was for a routine cleaning and exam. The dental hygienist was very rough and rude to me so I asked to see my dentist. They told me she was on vacation! I didn’t understand why they had me come in when my doctor was out.

Now, a year later, I have come to learn that my former dentist’s office billed my insurance. I started looking into it when my current dentist’s office sent me a bill for my last exam because I exceeded the number of cleanings covered by my insurance.

I just sent in an appeals letter to my insurance company stating that the exam and cleaning did not take place a year ago. One of my friends told me the dentist’s office is committing insurance fraud. I’m not looking to pursue legal action until I hear back from my insurance company. Until then, can I report it to an agency or organization, such as the Better Business Bureau? What are the possible outcomes?
Just to clarify…

I DID NOT continue the cleaning because the hygienist was very rough and I DID NOT get the exam because my dentist was out of the office.

The dentist IS licensed.

My fiance is being charged with felony unemployment insurance fraud. Does anybody know what he could face as a result of this? He just got the thing for the warrant in the mail yesterday and he’s going to go to court tomorrow but what is going to happen? Apparently he missed a court date for it that he didn’t know about.

What are the penalities for unemployment insurance fraud in nebraska? I’ve tried looking it up and I can’t find anything!
Is the jail gonig to be mandatory or is it something he might just get fined for? When he goes tomorrow to go talk to the judge and of course pleads not guilty will he get to go home until his next court date or will they keep him?

A few days ago, a deer ran into the car I was driving. (Yes, the deer literally ran into the car). I called the insurance company, gave them details on the damages, recieved a claim number, and was told they’d come look at it.
The car is in my Dad’s name, as well as the insurance. He had told me the car was full coverage, but apparently it’s not. Since I had called the insurance, and am not under the policy, the damage to the car is not going to be covered. He apparently told the insurance company that I did not live at home, nor drove the car.
However, I do live at home, and the car is for my mom & I to drive to work & leisurly purposes. He pays the insurance, but we pay the car payments.
I have been driving the car to Atl, Ga and back everymorning, a good maybe 30-50mile round trip. I would not have been doing this if I didn’t believe I was covered.
Is what he did insurance fraud? And if so what are the penalties?

I scheduled a physical check up with a dr. that was referred to me..the person who scheduled the appointment knew I was a new patient and scheduled me. When I got there I waited 1 hour finally they call me in (I should have left earlier). Assistant explains to me Dr. will only see me for first time consultation(nocheck up) and get to know me better and I have to schedule an appointment after for the physical… Wait wait…I waited 1 hour, your gonna run my insurance and your gonna do what you can do in 1 visit in 2 visit’s instead? Hey I didn’t go to play around I’m not gonna pay to "get to know the Dr." I don’t feel my insurance or I should pay for that!! Why do I have to pay for 2 visit, when it can be done in one. I demanded my co-pay back and did not reschedule I felt lied to and almost ripped off…they gave me my money back..I think this falls into insurance fraud..
Medical history was on the paperwork I filled out

I was driving a rental car and a truck lost a load of metal and totaled the rental car. I reported it to the trucks insurance company and they told me they are not responsible because it was a rental car. I have a police report and the truck driver got a ticket. I told them I am taking them to court and they said I will go to prison for insurance fraud.
but it was sent to collections and I have to pay collections. So I should be able to sue them

I need help with an issue i am currently having with my insurance company. I filed a claim in regards to somebody vandalizing my car, it was keyed terribly on every part. However, the issue is that there was previous damage on the car, it was keyed on the driver side door and left rear quarter panel a few months earlier (prior to me enrolling with this new company), but I repaired that damage with touch-up paint. More damage was inflicted on the panels that had previous damage. I believe I am now under investigation of insurance fraud, and I am very scared as to what to say or do… they have sent out a "special investigator" and are requesting a recorded statement, they have not payed out yet. I do NOT want to commit insurance fraud but i feel like because I did not disclose this information earlier (about the previous damage), doing so now would constitute fraud. What do I do? Would someone with knowledge in the field give me a reasonable course of action?
my policy does not state i need to give a recorded statement, i am pretty sure they cannot add that as a clause in any policy.
the "special investigator" is in addition to the normal adjuster.

I need help with an issue i am currently having with my insurance company. I filed a claim in regards to somebody vandalizing my car, it was keyed terribly on every part. However, the issue is that there was previous damage on the car, it was keyed on the driver side door and left rear quarter panel a few months earlier (prior to me enrolling with this new company), but I repaired that damage with touch-up paint. More damage was inflicted on the panels that had previous damage. I believe I am now under investigation of insurance fraud, and I am very scared as to what to say or do… they have sent out a "special investigator" and are requesting a recorded statement, they have not payed out yet. I do NOT want to commit insurance fraud but i feel like because I did not disclose this information earlier (about the previous damage), doing so now would constitute fraud. What do I do? Would someone with knowledge in the field give me a reasonable course of action?

Insurance Fraud, How to report it? And what will happen to the guy? This guy who has no life but to mess with other people just made a huge hole in the side of his house. I watched him do it. But I have to live next door to him. So I do not want to tell the cops. Or they will be over there telling him I seen him do it. So I have been dieing to get rid of this jerk. How do I report him to the Insurance company? He just told cops that* in his words:Some black guy, was in his back yard and smashed his wall with a sledge hammer. Now the insurance Company is outside taking pictures and he is telling them the same story. There was never anyone in his back yard. I watched him make the hole. If I turn him into the Insurance company will he finally go to jail? Or what happens?

My cousin got in a bit of trouble. Her boyfriend borrowed her car and crashed it into a tree and left the scene of the accident. She lied and told police the car was stolen, they knew she was lying, she got arrested and will be charged for a bunch of things including insurance fraud.
she’s in NJ, morris county.
How can we find a lawyer and is there a way to find out if they are good?

If govt controls more of the Insurance in America- what will the Govt ran Insurance Fraud go up to? 40%? 50%? 60%?
If the Private Insurance gave govt all their profits for ONE YEAR- it would pay for all of our insurance in America for only TWO DAYS!
Why is govt attacking Private Insurance when its the Govt ran Insurance that has all the FRAUD?
We all pay for Govt Insurance- and we are allowing them to have 20% of that money GONE? Fraud? Stolen? Where is it going? Isn’t that like 200 billion dollars going to CROOKS somewhere of our money- because Govt Sucks so bad managing money?

1. Insurance fraud–is it fraud when you cash a claim check but do not put fourth the money to fiix a vehicle?

2. How can you get a Dependancy Overide?

basic back ground: Age 18, High school diploma, with past and present work experience, am trying to get food stamps and partial unemployment for the fact not getting enbough hours to survive on… am on my own and trying despritally to go to college

put it this way…my mother told me to get the hell out of the house about 2 weeks before graduation (life was always hell being forced to live there)…(the school juvi officer didnt do shit especially since my father not wanting the cops attention he basically made me stay…day after graduation moved to help grandparents (in a diffrent state) unfortunatly circumstances forced me to leave the grandparents home and am currently renting a room from a family have made freinds of while have tried to start a new life.

recently just found out my father cashed the insurance money (that was supposed to go to fixing the hail damage on my truck (my truck as in its in both our names are on the title) as well as the vandilized key scratches) and stuck it in his pocket or rather into the 92 chevy purchace. Honestly had it been for the case that he needed to pay a bill bad enough or needed food for the house it would have been fine especially if he offered to fix the truck. However in short words he told me "whatever its in my name and you cant do anything about it..the insurance company will not give you any info"

needless to say with the past bullshit and this he has choosen not to have a relationship with his daughter.

Next pay check goes to getting onto my own insurance policy or at least seeing if cant get on with the family that im staying with ( honestly the people am staying with have been more parents than i’ve ever had!)… Neither parents or i seem to want contact with eachother and honestly it probably needs to stay that way.

since moving out Ive been living in a CLEAN, STABLE enviorment, am LESS STRESSED out and never has anyone berated or hit me in this new HOME enviorment

Im hopeing to be a college student… am enrolled with scholarship for august 31st..the only thing they have done for my college is give info to help get a scholarship for those who make less than 000 a year…but they made too much for fasfa

is there any way to get a dependancy overide if can prove have no contact with parents…how long do you have to not have contact to attain this overide?

basically what are the laws on insurance fraud?

I’m 22 years old, with a fiancee and a 3 month old baby boy !!!!!!! My fiancee has another a daughter with his ex about 6 years ago and he hasn’t seen his little girl since she was 2 because of his ex. He tried everything he could to see her for about year and he gave up after that because he thought there was no hope for it. Well when I was about 2 months pregnant his ex starts a whole bunch of shit with me on myspace, now I’ll remind you I had no idea who she was or what his ex even looked like I just knew her name and heard all of the mean and coldhearted things she did when they were together. I mean she wrote some really mean blogs about us and even our unborn child at that time, she continued to mess with me until about two weeks ago and everything stopped, which we thought was weird. Well that same day my fiancee got a thing through the mail about her. She filed for child support for thier daughter the day after our son was born. Now my questions are when he does go to court for it can she request me not to be around their daughter, can he bring up her insurance fraud that she had done when thier daughter was a year old, can he bring it up that she has been harassing me? Because one of the things that he’s going to tell the judge is "She left me when I had nothing but now since I have a fiancee, a son , a good job, and a house of our own now she wants a piece of it." And how long will this take to process? I’m just a little nervous because I don’t know what will happen? Please Help!

What is the statue of limitation for insurance fraud in Illinois?

A friend of mine’s brother committed insurance fraud and I am very disturbed by this. He car had not been running so he got full coverage on it and then had someone push his car (with theirs) into a tree. He says it is not a big deal and he is only getting like 00.00 so if he was ever caught he would not really be sentenced. Does anyone know what the sentence would be in Michigan for this? Also wouldnt his friend who helped him be in trouble also???