This Attempt At An Insurance Scam Went Incredibly Wrong

Insurance fraud is unfortunately a big problem in the UK today, with experts saying scammers could be costing the average British motorist an extra £50 every year.

But just to remind us that crime doesn't pay, every once in a while a video like this comes around of a scam going incredibly wrong.

In the video a motorcyclist pulls into the middle of the road, stops his bike and throws himself backwards onto the approaching car. His mate Unfortunately for him, the driver in question had a dashcam running and so caught the whole incident.

The motorcyclist's accomplice initially comes over to accuse the woman of running his mate over but when she tells them she's got a camera they both scarper sharpish. There's a particularly priceless moment at the end when one of them runs off in the wrong direction and has to backtrack over to his mate...