Fraudster busted after downloading image to exaggerate paper-cut

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A would-be fraudster who suffered a paper-cut while at the gym has been cautioned by the Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department after downloading an online image of a wound to support a £500 claim.

The 28-year-old Penarth man was arrested by the IFED after his insurer RSA became suspicious of his version of events in which he claimed he had sustained a serious injury at the DW Sports and Fitness

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