"Insurance Scam: Student's Failed Amputation Plot for $1.3M Payout"
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A 23-year-old student in Taiwan, persuaded by a friend to amputate his legs for a $1.3 million insurance scam, ended up receiving only $7,200 and now faces arrest for fraud. The friend convinced him to soak his feet in dry ice to induce frostbite, but medical staff became suspicious of the injuries. Both individuals have been arrested and charged with fraud and aiding serious injury, highlighting the increasing rates of insurance fraud post-pandemic.
- A student persuaded by his friend to get his legs amputated for a $1.3 million insurance scam wound up getting only $7,200 that he now has to return: prosecutors Yahoo! Voices
- Taipei man freezes off legs with dry ice for NT$41 million insurance payout Taiwan News
- Insurance scammer who wanted $1.3M claim caused his own amputations with dry ice: police New York Post
- Insurance Scam Suspect Caused Double Amputation With Dry Ice: Investigators Newsweek
- 'Insurance fraudster' has both legs amputated 'after immersing them in dry ice for ten hours in plan to claim Daily Mail
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