A fake car crash in Africa and a bogus death certificate have landed Scottish Widows policyholder Arafa Nassib in jail for two and a half years.

Nassib and her son Adil Kasim – who used fake documents in submitting the claim – pleaded guilty to committing fraud, according to a report by International Business Times.

An investigation into the claim found that Nassib had not been at Mnazi Mmoja Hospital in Zanzibar where she was supposedly pronounced dead – contrary to information provided by Kasim. It was also revealed that the accident report was falsified.

The two were arrested, with Nassib – who had £80,000 in credit debts – admitting conspiring with her son to commit fraud to try and claim over £136,500 in life insurance payout from Scottish Widows. Kasim was handed a 12-month community order.


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