has been a notorious group of fraudsters NYC street terror For at least the past three months, the complex insurance fraud scheme led to several car accidents in search of nominal payouts, while the same getaway car was used for the kingpin’s quick escape.
Dangerous stunt – using old cars and brake checking unsuspecting victims – tattooed driver switches seats with a passenger before moving into another car, while others pretend to be injured from an accident on the Belt Parkway .
Resurfaced footage captured the chaotic scene of a silver Honda traveling westbound on a parkway in Brooklyn when it suddenly slowed, merged into the right lane and slammed on its brakes near Exit 15 on August 24.
The cut-off driver could not brake in time and collided with the Honda, but sustained no damage. According to the video posted on Instagram,
Despite the minor impact and little damage, the occupants of the Honda slowly got out of the car, revealing that they had serious back and neck injuries.
Since August, the rookie group has been caught on dashcam footage twice hitting their brakes on the Belt Parkway while a red Kia SUV approaches the scene.
A red Kia with the same license plate appeared to be involved in a separate viral crash in October.
Ashpia Natasha was the victim of a similar incident, where she was driving in the left lane of the parkway in Queens on October 16, when a silver Honda Civic pulled in front of her and slammed on her brakes.
Natasha’s quick reaction saved her from colliding with the Honda.
The unsuspecting operator turned on the hazards before ramming the car into Natasha’s front bumper.
In both cases, the rear windshield protected the inside from view, and the driver swapped seats with the other passenger.
As others slowly approach the rear of the car to inspect the “damage”, the suspected driver – a man with tattoos on his legs – flees, getting into the SUV as others approach with their victim. Let’s exchange.
Natasha’s dashcam captured the moment of the exchange, which she witnessed just after the incident.
It is believed that the man is the leader of the crime gang.
“He’s the main guy – he’s the guy who went out and recruited these other idiots to be victims in his scam,” retired NYPD detective Tom Burke. The Post was earlier told.
He added, “So he leaves the scene.” “He’s the main guy, he’s the one making the money. The rest are just idiots. You can’t make these things up.”
The victims of the August crash revealed that they had argued with passengers over why they applied the brakes.
“Didn’t you see the car in front of me?” One person responded, according to An Instagram post.
No car was seen in front of the Honda in the dashcam video.
The conspirators orchestrating the fake accidents would include medical professionals willing to downplay the severity of the “injuries”, while lawyers would sue the victimized driver on their behalf.
“I knew he was full of shit. My insurance is investigating. So is their insurance carrier,” the victim said. “But that’s just nonsense. And of course they are attorney-represented for physical injury.
The Post has reached out to the NYPD.
The silver Honda used in the October crash was discovered in Brooklyn by a group of vigilantes who took it upon themselves to destroy the car.
Crooks wrote “fraud” on a piece of cardboard, stuck it to the front windshield and broke the driver’s side windows, video Posted on Reddit on Wednesday Showed.
He also wrote “rats” on another piece of cardboard and stuck it to the rear windshield – in a clear sign that the Bensonhurst neighborhood is wise to his conspiratorial ways.
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