Dashcam recording of conversation leads Hong Kong police to uncover fake car crash scam, arrest four
- Officers got clues about the scam while investigating an accident involving two cars on Lam Kam Road in Tai Po on the night of March 4
- Police arrested four men and are looking for another two over the plot to swindle cash from a government assistance fund for accident victims
A dash camera recording of a conversation among suspected swindlers has led to the arrest of four Hongkongers after police uncovered a car crash scam that was attempting to siphon off money under a scheme to help traffic accident victims.
A citywide manhunt for another two men in connection with the alleged plot to swindle cash from the government fund was still under way on Thursday morning.
Officers got a whiff of the scam while investigating a “traffic accident” involving two cars on Lam Kam Road in Tai Po on the night of March 4.
The two cars were carrying six men in total at the time of the incident and they were alleged to have suffered injuries and required medical treatment in hospital.
When officers checked the footage of the dash camera installed in one of the two cars, they found the device recorded the conversation between the driver and the passengers on board the vehicle while preparing for a crash, according to a source.
The source said an initial investigation showed the driver of the car was instructed to slow down before the second vehicle approached from behind and rammed into the back of the first car.
