Archive · 23 Jul 2025
Delhi Police Investigate Massive Vehicle Insurance Fraud
Some sneaky people hacked into an insurance website and sold fake car insurance policies.
They tricked customers into paying more by pretending their vehicles were bigger than they really were.
The police are now investigating because a lot of these fake policies were sold.
The fraudsters changed the information and sold these phony policies on real insurance company sites.
Over 80,000 fake policies have been found.
This scam was discovered when the insurance company did an internal check and found things that didn't make sense, especially regarding money claims.
Delhi Police are investigating a vehicle insurance scam involving over 80,000 fraudulent policies.
Fraudsters hacked an insurance portal and manipulated customer data, vehicle categories, and contact details.
The scam involved overcharging customers by issuing policies for higher-category vehicles.
The fraud was discovered during an internal audit when discrepancies in data were found.
Most of the fraudulent policies were bought online via UPI, online banking, and credit cards.
- Who
- Delhi Police and the insurance company are investigating the fraud.
- What
- An online vehicle insurance scam that issued over 80,000 fraudulent policies.
- When
- The fraudulent policies were issued from 2022 to 2023.
- Where
- Delhi
- Why
- The fraudsters wanted to overcharge customers and make money by manipulating the insurance portal.
Insurance Company
Fraudsters
Position
Insurance Company
Victim of fraud, data was manipulated and used illegally
Fraudsters
N/A
- Total Fake Policies
- 80,014
- Method of Fraud
- Hacking and data manipulation
- Vehicle Types Targeted
- Two-wheelers
- Fraudulent Data
- Customer info, vehicle categories, contact details
- Discovery Method
- Internal Audit
- Percentage of Online Purchases
- 74%