Insurance scam revealed (fake brokers).

Harry Palmr

Brokers who are utterly bogus and run by the big OCG's.

https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2019/1121/1094180-ghost-brokers/

Hundreds of policies have been cancelled and affecting cover where accidents occurred.

Gardaí say that one or two "major" figures are behind the criminal enterprise.

So-called "ghost brokers" falsify information and sometimes use stolen credit cards to pay for policies on behalf of unsuspecting customers.

The issue only arises when the insurance firm realises a stolen card was used, the policy is cancelled and unsuspecting consumers are driving around with no insurance.

Mr Smyth said Aviva alone has had around 1,500 fraudulent policies on it's books. He said, "these brokers are operating through social media and as a result it is mainly aimed towards non-Irish, some of these people are being genuinely trapped".

He said the ghost brokers often manipulate or falsify 'No Claims Bonus' certificates and that means they are uninsured if the fraud is detected in the event a claim is made on the policy.

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This is old news. Heard about it happening years ago.