Phoenix-Hurricane Katrina will generate insurance "fraud on ascale never before imagined," an attorney who specializes incombating such catastrophe-linked activity told investigatorsmeeting here.

Guy E. Burnette of Tallahassee, Fla., made his prediction at asession today of the annual seminar and expo of the InternationalAssociation of Special Investigative Units.

Mr. Burnette noted that based on past documented activity fromprevious natural disasters, about 11 percent of claims have provento be fraudulent.

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