Auto Insurance Scam Puts Drivers At Risk
Connecticut insurance regulators, concerned about a possible increase in the sale of fake auto insurance cards, are warning consumers not to get scammed and reminding them that using phony cards is illegal.
Drivers who buy legitimate policies receive cards from insurers to show that they’re covered. They are required by Connecticut law to present a card when registering a car and to keep one in their vehicle at all times.
Fake cards aren’t new, but the Connecticut Insurance Department says hard economic times could be prompting an increase in the sale of bogus cards to people who may or may not know the cards are counterfeit.