Three Singaporeans charged for insurance fraud

SINGAPORE — Three men were charged in court today (April 29) for insurance fraud, after allegedly used false accident statements to trick two insurance companies into paying for vehicle damages.

Singaporeans Abdul Aziz Kassim, 44, Rosli Ahmed, 51, and Mahmud Hammed, 53, were accused of filing dishonest damaged property claims with Direct Asia Insurance and India International Insurance in August 2011, for motor accidents which never occurred.

Using the false statements, they convinced both insurance companies into processing the claims. Each man allegedly received in claims S$10,829.35 from Direct Asia Insurance and S$22,761.30 from India International Insurance.

The three men had purportedly lodged the statements for motor accidents that they claimed had occurred on Aug 4, 2011. They had corroborated each other’s stories, by stating that each of their motor vehicles had been involved in the accident with the other two.

The trio each face two charges against them for inducing the insurance companies into delivering payment for false claims, and for abetting one another to commit the crime.

If found guilty, they could each be jailed up to 10 years, and may also be fined.

Their cases will be heard again by the court on May 27.