They simulated an accident and demanded money from the victim 'as compensation'. Suspects arrested for 'fake hit-and-run' scheme in Lisbon

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They simulated an accident and demanded money from the victim 'as compensation'. Suspects arrested for 'fake hit-and-run' scheme in Lisbon

According to the PSP, 'when the victim began the reversing manoeuvre to leave the scene, the suspect would pretend to have been hit, making noise on the vehicle and staging an accident'. If the victim refused to pay, they were subjected to threats or physical force.

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