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 automobile.
To recap if you happen to’re lower than pace: 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 averted 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 induced the accident. A number of individuals obtained out of the automobile performing injured, with the driving force of the automobile switching seats earlier than exiting to make it appear to be 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 may see one of many individuals from the Civic noticing Natasha’s sprint cam after exiting the automobile, and their demeanor adjustments. She mentions that they shortly collected her insurance coverage info earlier than dashing off. There’s been no replace from her on the state of affairs for the reason that 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 function within the bullshit fraud that has garnered tens of tens of millions of views, individuals have been vandalizing the automobile. In a TikTok posted by @thewild3435, they initially discovered the automobile 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 driving force’s aspect window was busted out, what appears to be like 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 exterior 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 driving force’s aspect door, which was in all probability used to cowl the damaged window. What was the automobile doing on the police station? It might be a wild twist to this story if the homeowners had been there reporting the vandalism of a automobile that was utilized in an tried insurance coverage fraud.
Eager to know extra, I known as the NYPD precinct that the automobile was noticed exterior of, and requested an officer anybody had reported the vandalism of the automobile. 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 effectively. One TikTok posted by @willdtb exhibits him speaking over one other video the place customers have noticed the Civic; he explains he needs to make one other Spanish account to get any updates he could 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 purple Sportage that was tailing Natasha throughout 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 submit 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 performing as in the event that they’re harm, and if you happen to watch intently, the identical purple Kia Sportage pulls forward of the “accident” to gather a fourth individual from the automobile. Within the description of the video, the unknown sufferer says his insurance coverage is investigating the incident.
Whoever these individuals are, they should be stopped. We under no circumstances endorse any type of vandalism on anybody’s automobile for any cause, however on this case, we completely perceive it.
