A worker at a vets scammed more than £37,000 in fake pet insurance claims for seven cats, dogs and rabbits that didn't exist. Helen Pearse, 33, took out pet insurance policies with six insurers and made a total of 18 fraudulent claims against them over four years.
She doctored invoices from her bosses as part of evidence for the medical treatment for these fake animals. In most cases, the accountant made up the names and breeds of the animals that she had taken out the policies for, police said.
But Pearse was caught out when she did not register a dog with the veterinary practice when she made claims for fictitious dogs Ripple, a German Wirehaired Pointer, and Pippa, a small mongrel. It was then discovered Pearse made fake claims for dogs called Ciara and Luke, cats named Percy and Piper, plus rabbits Stewart and Ross with five other insurers from January 2018 onwards.
