When it comes to insurance fraud, there is very little the industry hasn’t seen. It seems like some people will do and say almost anything to get their hands on money. Over the years, insurance companies have become a target for fraud and although they try to undertake thorough investigations there isn’t always sufficient evidence. In some cases, insurance scammers get away with it but sometimes their claims are so ridiculous that insurance companies and the police see right through them. Here are five laughable insurance scams.

When it comes to insurance fraud, there is very little the industry hasn’t seen. It seems like some people will do and say almost anything to get their hands on money. Over the years, insurance companies have become a target for fraud and although they try to undertake thorough investigations there isn’t always sufficient evidence. In some cases, insurance scammers get away with it but sometimes their claims are so ridiculous that insurance companies and the police see right through them. Here are five laughable insurance scams.
1. Fake Your Passing
In 2002, John Darwin of Britain, a former teacher and prison officer, had a plan to fake his passing in an effort to get a life insurance payout. John planned to meet his demise in a canoe mishap. Years after his wife collected £250,000 in insurance money, John seemed to have resurrected. Darwin and his wife had been seen vacationing in Panama. The police found out that Darwin had been living in his house. Well, no sin goes unpunished. The cunning duo was given a six-year prison term in 2008, putting an end to a deception that almost qualified as the ideal crime.
2. Let It Burn!
Lord Brocket had amassed a collection of forty-two rare cars that were paid for by a heavy bank loan. When he became cash-strapped, he destroyed three Ferraris and one Maserati to claim insurance money. The payout for these vehicles would have been more than enough to keep his business afloat. He reported the cars stolen in May 1991. His wife and another employee helped him dismantle the cars, store the small parts and burn the body and interior trim. In 1995, his now ex-wife came forward and spilled the beans to police. Brocket was sentenced to five years in jail.
3. Hell Hath No Fury Like a Woman Scorned
Raymond Roth went swimming and went missing. His wife Evana Roth was mourning the disappearance and passing of her husband when she found strange emails that made her believe that her husband had planned the entire thing. She went to the police and also had a press conference to share this information. Raymond was actually in Florida vacationing and waiting for his life insurance to cash in. Raymond had increased his life insurance and put his house up for sale before he disappeared. He faced some serious jail time.
4. Lost Hand
Michael LeDuc had an insane idea to claim that he had lost his hand in a wood chipper accident in order to collect payments from his dismemberment policy. The problem with such a scheme is, unless someone is willing to actually get rid of the limb, it won’t work. LeDuc forged medical records to show that he had lost his hand but that wasn’t enough to convince the insurance company to pay out $251,000. The authorities soon realized that this was a case of fraud and for this, LeDuc was sent to jail for fifty-seven-months.&nbsp;&nbsp;
5. Slippery Business
Seventy-two year old Isabel Parker was nicknamed “Queen of slip and fall,” because she would slip and fall whenever she entered stores. This was all part of insurance fraud and she seemed to have perfected the art of falling until she was actually caught. Parker gathered insurance claims in Philadelphia, Delaware County, and New Jersey for slip-and-fall accidents that occurred in supermarkets and stores. She had collected about $500,000 in fraudulent claims between 1993 and 2000. Well cameras proved one day that her falls weren’t real and she later faced several counts of fraud.
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