Man gets 4 years' jail for filing S$247,000 worth of fake insurance claims for staged traffic accidents

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SINGAPORE — A man who recruited people to act as “phantom” drivers and help file fraudulent insurance claims based on staged accidents was given a jail sentence on Thursday (Aug 17) of 49 months, or about four years.

Ng Boon Kiong recruited and paid people money or in kind to act as if they were drivers involved in traffic accidentsThese accidents were staged by Ng who

would then provide these people with the required detailsA total of around S$247,000 was made in fraudulent claims, of which about S$72,300 were paid out by insurers

Source: Insurance Report (insurancereport.net)

 

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