430+ "crash-for-cash" cases uncovered with 16 more arrested, including 3 legal assistants
發佈日期: 2026-03-19 20:09
TVB News
Police have received more than 430 reports linked to a new wave of "crash-for-cash" scams, involving a total of 106 million dollars.
A further 16 suspects have been arrested this week, including three legal assistants.
More "crash-for-cash" cases came to light as the police's Commercial Crime Bureau continues its follow-up probes into the surge of the traffic-accident-related scams.
So far, more than 430 related cases have been received.
Over 280 cases -- that's nearly 70 percent of the total tally -- are found to be connected to a law firm raided last month.
In a fresh operation on Wednesday, police rounded up 16 more suspects, aged between 28 and 65, in connection with 11 traffic accident claims, totalling over 3.6 million dollars.
Altogether, 20 suspects have been arrested. Police say some are professionals believed to have conspired, aided or abetted these claimants to provide forged documents or false information in order to inflate insurance payouts.
Investigations reveal that the suspects fabricated income proof and receipts, sometimes using companies set up by themselves or relatives and friends to falsely declare employment and income.
Some also alleged loss of income during sick leave.
In one case, a suspect claimed to be a consultant in a human resources firm earning more than 50,000 dollars a month, but the company was in fact -- set up by the suspect's spouse and the claimant had no stable income in reality.
Another suspect working in the IT sector claimed to receive no income during more than a month of sick leave and sought over 100,000 dollars in compensation.
Investigations revealed he had continued working earning a monthly salary of more than 60,000 dollars.
Some of those arrested also exaggerated injuries.
In one case, a claimant submitted multiple forged sick leave documents for an accident that involved no collision but the driver involved was not even in Hong Kong at the period stated, raising suspicions of collusion with medical professionals.
Police say they are still reviewing a large cache of documents and evidence and are not ruling out more arrests.
