A gang tried to claim £5million from insurers in a string of bogus car accidents stretching over two-and-a-half years.
The gang set up more than 300 accidents across London.
In each, two to four individuals claimed they had been injured. In some cases, actors were hired to feign injuries, fooling even medical professionals with symptoms of whiplash.
But insurers became suspicious after checks revealed that the same bank accounts, phone numbers and addresses were appearing again and again.
The Insurance Fraud Bureau contacted City of London Police and the two launched an 18-month investigation.
Two members of the gang were found guilty at Blackfriars Crown Court and sentenced in March.
Iranian asylum-seeker Hussein Hassani, 29, was sentenced to four years in prison. He skipped bail during the trial but was later recaptured and given an extra four months on his sentence.
Ahmad Bolkhari-Ghahi, 24, was jailed for 40 months.
Judge Daniel Worsley described the case as 'a cunning, sophisticated and meticulously planned' fraud.
