Fraud of the Week

Auto Fraud - North Carolina

Amount - $480

A man was arrested and charged with insurance fraud, obtaining property by false pretense and attempting to obtain property by false pretense; all three charges are felonies. The man reported that his vehicle had been stolen and then involved in an accident that totaled the vehicle. An investigation showed that the man crashed his vehicle and then filed the claim with fraudulent details. He received money for a rental vehicle of $480.00.