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II ■ 11 iljjj 11 Whenever the economy stumbles, the

I i ■ 1 UHI M incidence of insurance fraud rises, and this

I I I * 1^1 Vear was Pro°^ Nationwide, people are

ill torching their own cars to get out from under those burdensome monthly payments. Then they try to collect insurance money for the car they’re reporting as “stolen." Virginia was not immune to the national rise in insurance fraud, and the 1FP had a very busy year in 2008. Happily, results were gratifying. The IFP received more than 2,000 notifications last year, an alltime high. Insurance fraud special agents opened 808 cases in 2008. That's a 76 percent increase over 2007"s case load.

76.0%