碰瓷

Etymology
Originally. The trick reportedly takes its name from a scam in which unscrupulous antique sellers would rig up damaged porcelain vases to look whole, wait for customers to “break” one by picking it up, then demand that they pay for the item.

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Verb

 * 1)  to stage a fake accident to claim for compensation, typically of a pedestrian to voluntarily throw themselves at a travelling vehicle and blackmail the driver for “injury” compensation