POLICE in Majorca have seized two Brits over an alleged compensation scam involving bogus claims of food poisoning.

The pair are accused of trying to get holidaymakers in the resort of Alcudia to lie about stomach bugs.

3 Two Brits have been arrested by police in the resort of Alcudia, Majorca Credit: Alamy

A Civil Guard spokesman said last night: “They were capturing clients so they could allegedly make false claims from hotels they were staying in. They were doing this in the street and doors of hotels.”

Officials refused to name the two or say if they were touting for a dodgy claims firm.

But police said: “Further arrests haven’t been ruled out.”

3 The Guardia Civil claim the pair were 'persuading holidaymakers to lie about food poisoning for compensation' Credit: Alamy

The swoop, which saw one of the pair formally arrested on suspicion of fraud, follows a surge in compo claims by holiday Brits who say they suffered food poisoning.

The total is up 434 per cent since 2013 and 700 per cent in Majorca. Payouts vary from £500 to £30,000.

But fuming Spanish hotel owners estimate nine out of ten claims are bogus.

3 Complaints of food poisioning are up 700 per cent in Majorca since 2013 - with payouts varying from £500 to £30,000

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Hotel association chief Nuria Montes said: “Many come from people who have said nothing while they’re at the hotel.

“Some put in claims up to two years later which UK law enables them to do.”

Last year rogue compensation firms parked vans advertsing their services at resorts on the Canary Islands.

The scam is also rife in other holiday hotspots such as Greece.

Last month the Foreign Office warned Brits in Portugal they face legal action if they submit false claims.