Student Amputates His Legs To Get £1M Insurance Payout; Only Gets £5611 and Has To Pay It Back

After getting his legs amputated from self-caused frostbites, Zhang was hoping to claim £1 million in insurance payouts from his scam alongside Liao. (Credit: Guadalupe Pardo/Reuters)

A 23-year-old student in Taiwan was arrested on suspicion of insurance fraud after trying to receive a payout of £1 million.

Zhang, whose first name is unknown, attempted to pull off a scam that involved him having his legs amputated from an alleged motorbike incident in the cold. The scheme took place during one night in Taiwan in January 2023.