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As I don't like to 'jack threads, this one brought to mind a scammer my dad busted back in the '80's, when he owned an insurance agency.
I was working at his insurance agency. A guy came in looking like he just left either a Jerry Springer taping or walked through a car wash dropped off some estimates for repairs following a car accident.
The estimates were all itemized. I sensed something amiss--all three were for more than the vehicle was worth. When I ran the totals myself, the figures on the estimates were all way off--the grand total in the papers was several thousand more than the mathmetically correct total. Moreover, I noticed that in certain light, the wrong figures were a different shade of blue.
My dad cotacted the body shops (these were the multi-part carbonless forms) and all had the originals on file.
Outcome: He personally cancelled the policy and took the paperwork to the local public prosecutor's office.
I was working at his insurance agency. A guy came in looking like he just left either a Jerry Springer taping or walked through a car wash dropped off some estimates for repairs following a car accident.
The estimates were all itemized. I sensed something amiss--all three were for more than the vehicle was worth. When I ran the totals myself, the figures on the estimates were all way off--the grand total in the papers was several thousand more than the mathmetically correct total. Moreover, I noticed that in certain light, the wrong figures were a different shade of blue.
My dad cotacted the body shops (these were the multi-part carbonless forms) and all had the originals on file.
Outcome: He personally cancelled the policy and took the paperwork to the local public prosecutor's office.
Seriously though, I'm reasonably certain he was.
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