When an automobile accident occurs, runners (oftentimes tow truck drivers) have their first chance to solicit accident victims. They use scanners to monitor police radio transmissions and arrive at accident scenes frequently before the police get there. At the scene they solicit the victim to go to a doctor or a lawyer. Some runners will slyly tell the accident victim that they “witnessed” the accident and that they can help them. The typical victim is agitated, angry and scared and wants to have a witness on their side backing up his/her accident story. The runner tells the victim that he or she must go to a doctor and a lawyer that the runner recommends. What the victim does not know is that this is a scam. The runner was not a witness and does not get listed as one on the police report. The runner will never help the victim in any way with his/her case.