Insurance ‘fraudsters’ face instant karma after frightening dashcam video shows them reversing into car on NYC’s Belt Parkway

Dashcam footage reportedly shows the moment a trio of would-be fraudsters reversed into a car, apparently to pretend they had been rear-ended.

The video shows the vehicle – driven by the alleged scammers – making its way along New York’s Belt Parkway in Queens before driving in front of the car of the dashcam driver, Ashipa Natasha, and narrowly missing.

After Natasha pumped the brakes, the silver car also stopped in front of her car and then quickly reversed into Natasha’s car.

“Oh my God, what is he doing?” she asked in the clip.

Natasha was on the phone with her husband and said to him, “I just had an accident; I don’t know what’s happening. This man just ran into me. What the hell is going on?’

She wrote on her post: ‘The silver Honda was in the center lane and they cut me off and hit the brakes until they came to a complete stop hoping I would hit them. “I didn’t hit their car and that’s why they backed into my car.”

Natasha claimed the two backseat passengers used a ‘tarp’ to cover the rear window so the male driver could switch seats with the female passenger.

Four passengers then exited the car, holding their heads and pretending to be injured as they inspected the damage to their car’s bumper.

Natasha said: ‘I think the intention was to say I hit their car because of insurance fraud.’

One female passenger, who exited the car from the driver’s side, began recording both vehicles. The other female passenger also began documenting the crash and taking a photo of Natasha’s license plate.

‘They only got out of the car with their phones ready to record the damage to both cars. They quickly asked about my insurance and left soon after the exchange,” Ashipa Natasha said

A red Kia had stopped in front of the silver car and picked up the suspected male driver before driving away.

Natasha said she remembered the remaining passenger’s behavior changed when they saw her dashcam.

‘They only got out of the car with their phones ready to record the damage to both cars. They quickly asked about my insurance and left quickly after the exchange,” she wrote.

The male passenger spoke to Natasha and explained that his wife was driving and did not speak English.

Natasha added in a follow-up video: “They were quick to switch my driver’s license and my insurance, registration and everything, so I didn’t think anything of it.”

Natasha had asked the remaining passengers to wait until her husband showed up, but they said they had to “leave immediately to pick up their baby.”

When a tow truck arrived to check Natasha’s car, the other passengers took the opportunity to get back into their vehicles and leave.

“I’m not sure if they attacked me because of my car or if they saw that I was driving alone,” she said.

“They didn’t really follow me for a long time. It seemed like everything happened very quickly. It definitely seemed like this had been planned for a while. Definitely not their first time,” she added.

It wasn’t until Natasha watched the video again that she noticed the “arrangement” or change of the drivers, as she was driving alone and “everything happened so quickly.”

The video shows the vehicle – driven by the alleged scammers – making its way along New York’s Belt Parkway in Queens before driving in front of the car of the dashcam driver, Ashipa Natasha, and narrowly missing.

Natasha posted three videos of the incident, showing the dashcam she uses in her car, as well as footage from the rear camera showing the red Kia behind her.

The comments on her post were completely supportive, with one writing: ‘Definitely report it. They WILL do this again. Thank God you have a dashcam

“Like everyone said PRESS CHARGES‼️‼️this is such an old trick and they literally got caught on your dashcam,” wrote another.

Keen viewers also revealed how the incident was apparently staged. One THAT’S WILD.’

Many viewers urged others to also invest in a dashcam, with another adding: ‘Insurance expert here: this happens sooooo often to people who drive more expensive vehicles. If you have a luxury car (regardless of brand), you DEFINITELY need a dashcam!!”

According to the New York State Motor Vehicle Theft and Insurance Fraud Prevention CouncilIn 2020, insurers reported 24,238 cases of suspected auto insurance fraud.