Carjacking ‘Victim’ Made Whole Thing Up to Collect Insurance Payout, Police Say

Carjacking ‘Victim’ Made Whole Thing Up to Collect Insurance Payout, Police Say
A man faces charges in connection with what the police say was a fabricated carjacking to make a fraudulent insurance claim. Google Maps
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
Reporter
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An Australian man who told the police he had been carjacked at knife-point faces charges of making the whole thing up to collect an insurance payout.

According to WAToday, a 28-year-old Ashby man told the police that he was sitting in his car on February 7 when two men approached and forced their way in.
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
Reporter
Tom Ozimek is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times. He has a broad background in journalism, deposit insurance, marketing and communications, and adult education.
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