Private investigators get up early to catch workmans compensation fraud

Private detectives start early and stay hidden to catch workers comp cheats.

How do you catch a workman’s compensation faker? It takes an early riser and a plain car.

Private investigators often set up surveillance by 6 a.m. weekdays outside the residence of an employee suspected of faking an injury or exaggerating how badly he’s hurt. They watch for inconsistencies with the worker’s reported physical limitations. Stealth and a ready video camera are imperative.

Investigators have their own ways to avoid being spotted.

Insurance companies hire an investigator to protect themselves. “You know a single back claim is $100,000 by the time they pay all of the medical parts of it and pay the claimant off and the disfigurement,” said Jim Kent, owner of Claim Research Services, a Tulsa-based company that has seven investigators.

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