The viral insurance coverage fraud try that occurred on a New York freeway earlier this month has had an unlikely star rise out of the state of affairs. The Honda Civic coupe that was used within the tried fraud crash has been noticed a number of occasions by customers on social media, who found that others have even taken to vandalizing the automotive.
To recap in case you’re less than velocity: TikTok consumer Ashpia Natasha shared sprint cam footage of insurance coverage fraudsters within the Civic trying to get her to hit them whereas in site visitors by slamming on their brakes on Southern State Parkway in New York. When Natasha efficiently braked and prevented an accident, the fraudsters then put their Civic in reverse and backed into her, hoping to make it appear as if she was the one who brought on the accident. A number of individuals acquired out of the automotive appearing injured, with the motive force of the automotive switching seats earlier than exiting to make it look like one of many passengers had been the one driving, and one other passenger leaping right into a Kia Sportage that had been following Natasha to create distance behind her. Within the video you possibly can see one of many individuals from the Civic noticing Natasha’s sprint cam after exiting the automotive, and their demeanor adjustments. She mentions that they rapidly collected her insurance coverage info earlier than rushing off. There’s been no replace from her on the state of affairs because the incident occurred.
Regardless of that lack of an replace, keen-eyed people on social media have been recognizing the Civic at numerous locations round New York, and unsurprisingly given its position within the bullshit fraud that has garnered tens of tens of millions of views, individuals have been vandalizing the automotive. In a TikTok posted by @thewild3435, they initially discovered the automotive parked alongside the road on October 21, untouched. In subsequent TikToks from October 22 and 23 we are able to see piece of cardboard with the phrase “fraud” painted on that was laying on the windshield, the motive force’s aspect window was busted out, what appears to be a boba tea cup was stuffed within the driver’s door deal with, and the again window was coated with one other piece of cardboard that had the phrase “rats” painted on it.
One other Tik Tok posted by @pretty_virgo28 from the identical day exhibits the identical Civic with the vandalism harm parked outdoors an NYPD precinct; @thewild3435 additionally noticed the Civic at this precinct. The entrance and rear items of cardboard are gone, however the boba cup within the door stays. There’s additionally a giant piece of plastic hanging from the motive force’s aspect door, which was most likely used to cowl the damaged window. What was the automotive doing on the police station? It could be a wild twist to this story if the homeowners had been there reporting the vandalism of a automotive that was utilized in an tried insurance coverage fraud.
Eager to know extra, I known as the NYPD precinct that the automotive was noticed outdoors of, and requested an officer anybody had reported the vandalism of the automotive. I used to be advised, “mo one has been within the precinct to report something like that.”
Spanish TikTok has been busy recognizing the Civic as nicely. One TikTok posted by @willdtb exhibits him speaking over one other video the place customers have noticed the Civic; he explains he desires to make one other Spanish account to get any updates he might miss as a result of he doesn’t know Spanish. One other Spanish TikTok from October 24 exhibits the identical Civic parked in one other lot, and makes use of the hashtag #whereistheredkia — a reference to the crimson Sportage that was tailing Natasha in the course of the crash and picked up one of many passengers of the Civic after the hit.
It seems this isn’t the primary time these fraudsters have tried pulling this insurance coverage stunt, both. In an Instagram publish by @coronavirusny, sprint cam video exhibits one other Civic — this time an eighth-gen Civic sedan — doing the identical factor that was performed to Natasha: the Civic cuts in entrance of the car earlier than slamming on its brakes, inflicting the sufferer to rear-end them. Three individuals get out appearing as in the event that they’re damage, and in case you watch intently, the identical crimson Kia Sportage pulls forward of the “accident” to gather a fourth individual from the automotive. Within the description of the video, the unknown sufferer says his insurance coverage is investigating the incident.
Whoever these individuals are, they have to be stopped. We by no means endorse any type of vandalism on anybody’s automotive for any cause, however on this case, we completely perceive it.
