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Forty people will go to court on charges of insurance fraud and deliberately crashing into people

Forty people will go to court this week charged with taking part in so-called “cash for crash” scams.The accused are said to have deliberately caused accidents by braking hard in front of innocent drivers, who are then deemed to be at fault. The fraudulent gang then submit invoices for vehicle damages and make personal injury claims to insurance companies.Most of the cons are said to have taken place around Luton.

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