Major fraud in Carinthia

How insurance companies are ripped off with accidents

Traffic accidents like these are the focus of a major insurance fraud case in Carinthia. (symbolic image)(Bild: stock.adobe.com – Andrey Popov)

35,809 traffic accidents with 44,585 injuries were reported on Austria's roads last year. But are all these accidents genuine? A major case from Carinthia suggests that some drivers are deliberately exploiting loopholes to cash in on insurance companies. They now face imprisonment!

The ideas people come up with to get their hands on money are often quite adventurous. And it is surprising how long such "business models" work. In Carinthia, for example, a whole gang is said to have used fake accidents to supplement unemployment benefits - for years and initially with great success.