{"id":367651,"date":"2026-08-05T22:00:29","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T21:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/watch-how-scammers-make-millions-of-pounds-by-staging-fake-car-crashes\/"},"modified":"2026-08-05T22:00:29","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T21:00:29","slug":"watch-how-scammers-make-millions-of-pounds-by-staging-fake-car-crashes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/watch-how-scammers-make-millions-of-pounds-by-staging-fake-car-crashes\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch how scammers make millions of pounds by staging fake car crashes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/JyP_R7TFKEM\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Watch how scammers make millions of pounds by staging fake car crashes\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JyP_R7TFKEM\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>New figures show so-called &#8216;crash for cash&#8217; scams have cost more than 25 million pounds over the last five years. <\/p>\n<p>And ITV News has been given dashcam footage &#8211; by police &#8211; to highlight the fraudsters&#8217; tactics. <\/p>\n<p>The scams involve criminals deliberately staging collisions &#8211; forcing their innocent victims&#8217; insurers to pay out.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2lOHmNj<br \/>\n\u2022 Get breaking news and more stories at http:\/\/www.itv.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>Follow ITV News on TikTok https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@itvnews?lang=en<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on X: https:\/\/twitter.com\/itvnews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New figures show so-called &#8216;crash for cash&#8217; scams have cost more than 25 million pounds over the last five years. 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