Conman pretends he's been hit by a police car in a bid for compensation

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Video footage has caught the bizarre moment a con man tried to scam a policeman by pretending the officer had run him over.

The con man fell to the floor as the police car approached however the officer caught wind of his scam and immediately called for backup from police, prompting the man to stand up and flee.

The incident happened in Hefei, China's Anhui province.