Woman jailed for faking own death for £140,000 life insurance

Arafa Nassib, 48, has been sentenced to 12 months' imprisonment, and her 18-year-old son Adil Kasim has received a 12-month community order. The pair were sentenced on 12 July after claiming Nassib died in a car crash in Zanzibar in April 2016. The case was referred to City of London Police's Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department by Scottish Widows in November 2016, after the insurer became suspicious of the documentation provided by Kasim. In May 2016, a claim was sent to Scottish Widows against two life insurance policies with a value of nearly £140,000. The claim was submitted by ...