whiplash-accident-claims
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Whiplash Claims - I got scammed
I got scammed by a team of people and ended up in the middle of a car accident where it was a set up, a total set up - I never saw it coming.
Do you like the picture of the VW driving in to the side of the Fiat - well that happened right outside my office - on a one way street - a person drove up the wrong way then decided to do a 3 point turn - messed it up totally.
Now for the story - read on.
Contents at a Glance
The Whiplash Claims Scam
How the Scam happened
So this is what happened - We left work one evening around 5.30pm, driving in our van, me and the wife were happy minding our own business, we travel this 30 mile journey every day & have done for the last 10 years, along the M62 to the M1 and then South towards Sheffield (South Yorkshire).
So we were exiting the M62 and slowing down on the exit slip road - just approaching the traffic lights which were on green - makes a change because I always hit the lights on Red. As we went through the lights - out of no-where we were cut up by two cars travelling at excess speed, they came real close and then slowed right up - as though they were trying to slow us down - we were not going quick anyway - we were travelling at about 25 mph.
We followed both the cars around to the exit for the M1 Southbound, here there is another set of lights - at Red this time, both the cars in front were at stop and we pulled up behind them and stopped, we all waited for the lights to change to Green, You know what it's like as soon as they hit green we were in gear and we were off - the cars in front accelerated away at speed and we followed, but then it happened and real quick, for NO reason they both jammed on their brakes and stopped mid stream as they were entering on to the slip road, they both stopped, the front car did a U-turn and left, the second car remained stopped even after the front car had gone - this was really wierd - why would they just stop and not move - ??
It became obvious to us after - but at the time we were all in a daze. We ended up bumping in to the back of the Lexus that just did not move - this is the car the cut us up in the first place.
What Happened Next
Exchange details
There were four men in the Lexus - they got out of the car and never complained once, this was really unusual. I mean if they had gone in to the back of my car I would be going crazy.
I took photos of their car - the damage, the reg number, the car tax and all that good stuff, we exchanged details for the insurance and we all got on our way.
My wife and I were discussing the situation and came to the conclusion that we had been set up. The car we ran in to the back of was almost 10 years old and had 4 occupants who never complained about the damage. That was the key part for me personally.
My van had all the front damaged - it needed new headlights, grill and fender, plus the air-con was damaged - it needed over £3000.00 of repairs
The Insurance Company
What they said
I just knew it. After a call from the insurance company.
The insurance guy wanted to know what speed we were travelling at when we hit the Lexus, I said about 10 mph max, I heard a sigh in his voice when i said that, what's the matter I said, he said that they could not defend the claim any more because at that speed a whiplash claim was justified from the claimants end.
How many were claiming I asked - He said all four occupants were claiming for whiplash.
No wonder they make a living from the scam I said, how much would they each get I asked - approx £1500.00 to £5000.00 if they claim for loss of earnings too was the reply.
Now I was also victim to another accident injury claim - I was in the same van too, this story has a twist to it though - A very clever twist that no one saw coming, Not even the insurance company - it was a fantastic get out of Jail card too.
What I did next
whiplash claims & accident claims website
So as a result of my bad luck i figured i could play my part in filtering out the scammers - Scammers don't even bother - the software behind the scenes will be able to spot your claim history - it will auto-decline your attempt once it is in the system.
For the Scammed - you are welcome - Genuine claims are welcome and you have nothing to worry about
Now I am not actually doing this myself. I have a good customer who has turned in to a friend over the last couple of years - the story how this all kicked off will have to be told another day - it's wierd how things happen
My friend is called Grant & he runs a successful accident injury claims call centre with Solicitors adjudicating and filtering out scammers - they are really professional at what they do - not cheap but really straight and good at what they do.
whiplash claims victims basically fill in a claim form - Grants team filter the details and cross check all the insurance databases for evidence of any scams related to the claimants name an history - they look for patterens of activity relating to location, type of vehicle etc - they check all the good stuff - no one can cheat the system - thats why i like it.
My master plan is to promote my website up the search engines so that i can filter the scammers out - I know I will not get them all but at least I feel as though I am doing my bit for society & I get to make an income at the same time.
my target market is the UK - on google.co.uk the website is now on page one for "accident injury claims" it took me one year to get it there - the average bid price for this term on google.co.uk is £20 to £25 per click - so i figure it may be worth putting google adds on it one day
How do I make income - this is the good part - I will do another Squidoo on this and place a link to the Doooo later
How I do all this
& make my money
Now this is my very first lens & part of my master plan - this lens is just one of the rooms in my house, I plan to show you a few rooms in the house - then I will show you the house - thats where I work - basically live and have done for the last 10 years.
Then I will show you how i did it - well not just me - a friend of mine too - we have been doing this since 2006.
I will place a hyper link here to the next room - once i have done the room
23rd April 2011 - OK here is my next room - see what its all about - click the hyperlink below:
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dwdblogger
Apr 2, 2011 @ 10:34 am | delete
- good story, my blood boils when I read/hear ppl getting scammed.. hope it works out for you, and it looks like theres some positive coming from your efforts!
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bossypants
Mar 27, 2011 @ 6:42 pm | delete
- Sorry to hear about your awful experience! I hope things work out for you, Chris.
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chris365 Mar 27, 2011 @ 3:02 pm | delete
- Hey Deified - i just read my own UNO lens again - got me fired up again too, keep me posted on your new venture too - I am always interested in that good stuff
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deified
Mar 27, 2011 @ 2:31 pm | delete
- are you kiddin me?! i SWEAR the insurance companies are in on it too then. those guys did everything but pull a gun a ya and demand your wallet... good luck to you. im thinkin about startin a company. (i hope i dont get in trouble for mentioning it) anyway, the basis for the company would be seemingly random acts of misfortune that happen to people that screw over other people. you know, little stuff. like a nail in a tire. or um, 20 pizzas delivered to a persons house that didnt order them. i will call it 'harrass-an-ass, LLC'. when im all set up il get ya the contact info. ok. im kidding. the karma police would pinch me so quick.... im rambling again! anyway, i think this room of your house is great except that it got me all fired up. :)
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chris365 Mar 22, 2011 @ 4:28 pm | delete
- thanks for your comment Lisa, I am new here so will nip over and check out your lenses, best wishes Chris
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