An accident is always unpleasant. Even if the driver has a long experience and considers himself a professional, the situation on the road does not depend only on him. After all, there you can meet newcomers, people with an aggressive driving style and car carriers.
The latter arrange an accident according to the scenario. Distinguishing them from ordinary drivers is not so difficult. In most cases, they refuse to call the police and issue a European protocol. They want to settle everything here and now, demand to pay them a certain amount of money. Most often, elderly and weak-willed people, inexperienced drivers become victims of car drivers. If you do not want to get into an unpleasant situation on the road, pay attention to our rating of popular auto fences.
7. Hindrance to the right
The favorite method of scammers. The victim is surrounded from two sides, a "provocateur" is riding behind, and a future victim is on the right in the "dead zone". The task of the "provocateur" is to make the victim move to the right lane. At this moment, an object is thrown into the side of the car, for example, a potato. The victim hears a distinctive sound and is confident that a collision has occurred. Fraudsters can scratch the car with sandpaper, and the dummy car is already damaged. The victims offer to settle everything on the spot or contact a service to assess the damage. The right people work there too. It is not uncommon for a terrified victim to agree to the scammers' terms and pay, and this can be avoided by persisting and calling the police.
6. Box
In this case, the swindlers also use two cars. There are two options for the development of events.
- The victim's car moves in the middle lane. To his left is a luxury car that acts as a provocateur. On the right in the "dead zone" - a setup. An expensive car makes an unexpected maneuver towards the victim. The driver tries to avoid a collision and instinctively turns into the right lane. A collision with a dummy car occurs.
- The victim's car drives along the far right lane. Then the provocateur moves in front, placing him on the left. When an expensive foreign car starts to slow down sharply, the victim tries to leave to the left. It will not work to turn to the right, as fraudsters carefully choose sections of the road. Most likely there will be a bump stop.
One way or another, the expensive car leaves, and the driver has to explain to the victim. Here, auto-carriers do not care whether the victim will call the DPS or not. In any case, it will be her fault. Scammers always have video recorders and witnesses.
Often, expensive things are found in the “victim's” car, for the damage of which the victim must pay. The case may go to court, a large sum will be announced. The victim can be offered the world and pay half. Most drivers accept these conditions. Otherwise, the fraudsters understand that the victim is ready to sue and withdraw claims for property damage. It is worthwhile to conduct an examination, and it will be clear that expensive things were not damaged as a result of an accident, but were broken initially. When it comes to car repair, experienced scammers will be able to find loopholes and outwit not only the victim-driver, but also the insurance company.
five.Good old classics
This way of making a victim for money has been known for a very long time. It is practiced in traffic jams or when stopping at traffic lights. It's simple. The car in front retracts. Collision with the victim's car. If the DVR and witnesses are absent, it will be very difficult to prove your innocence. The scammers will demand money and accuse the victim of not keeping the distance.
4. Crossroads
This scheme is used most often at night, when there are few cars in the city. The driver is driving on a secondary road, and scammers are already waiting for him on the main road. At first glance, it may seem that the intersection is free and the victim, suspecting nothing, continues to move. Scammers are getting active here. In most cases, a collision cannot be avoided. The one who did not give way, that is, the victim, will be to blame. Even the police won't help here. Don't rely on an insurance company. She, of course, will compensate for the losses, but situations often arise when the payment and the actual costs of the insurer for repairs do not coincide. The insurance company has full rights to collect the difference from the person responsible for the accident.
3. Parking
A very popular place for scammers. It all depends on their imagination and skills. The swindlers choose a car, wait for the driver to leave the parking lot, and then start pursuit and force him to stop. The criminals claim that the victim scratched their car while driving. When inspecting the cars, it turns out that the car really has characteristic scuffs; impressive scratches are found on the victim's car. Fraudsters intimidate the culprit by the fact that he left the scene of the crime and he is threatened with deprivation of his rights. In such a situation, many drivers will be confused and agree to give the required amount. They don't know that the scammers were able to imitate the wear with sandpaper.
This is not the only way to make money in the parking lot. Fraudsters park the car close to each other, so it becomes problematic to leave. Immediately a person appears who shows participation and is ready to tell you how to leave so as not to touch a nearby car. Thanks to the advice of the assistant, the driver still hurts her. He, in turn, quickly retires from the scene. At the same time, the owner of the scratched car comes and demands compensation. He does not agree to draw up a European protocol, as he is in a hurry. The victim can only pay on the spot.
2. Roadside assistance
Anything can happen on the road, and drivers often help each other. This scheme is used on highways, it will be difficult to pull off such a scam in the city. The victims of scammers are women who do not understand the device of the car. They ask the driver to stop and show by signs that they cannot go further. A confused girl gets out of the car, opens the hood, meanwhile the criminals pour waste oil under the car. They offer the victim to drag her car to the nearest car service and argue that it is dangerous to go further. Of course, their accomplices will repair the car. The breakdown will certainly be serious, while repairs will take very little time, but the payment will be high. Having given a lump sum, a happy woman goes on to go about her business, no less happy scammers go to look for another victim.
1. Pedestrian
The stands can be arranged without a car. The most common one is a pedestrian who jumps out onto the road. The situation can occur in the yard or on a section of the road where high speed cannot be achieved. The pedestrian will get off with a slight fright, but demand compensation for moral damage. He may also have an expensive smartphone with him, for the breakdown of which he will also have to pay. If the driver agrees to the victim's terms, the pedestrian is ready to forget about the incident. In such a situation, few would dare to call the police. The driver thinks that he hit a man, someone will start to panic altogether. Experts advise to insist on calling the traffic police and ambulance. There may be witnesses or CCTV cameras nearby.If a pedestrian specifically jumped under a car, he will not waste his time, but will go looking for more gullible victims.
To avoid becoming a victim of scammers, get a good video recorder... Often, scammers do not even contact drivers, who can confirm their actions on the road. If you still got into an accident, do not agree to pay here and now, call the traffic police or offer to issue a European protocol.