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Pictures at the accident site rarely help, sorry. In most cases where someone tries to exaggerate their claim, the damage on the other vehicle will show comparatively that there is no way the damage claimed can be related. I've been handling claims for years now and have never once looked at a picture taken by anyone involved in a loss. There is just no need, and, if I remember correctly, they are inadmissable as actual evidence in court (at least in my state). There's too much oppurtunity for tampering, and no chain of evidence.
Additionally, you can only get screwed over by someone like this if you have no liability coverage of your own. In pretty much every case, your best bet is to report the hit to your insurance company if you have even the slightest intimation that the other person is not totally straight-up.
sky_driver, if you are concerned with what the other party might do, don't try to buff out those scratches for a while. If the other driver does call your insurance company, you will want to show exactly how minimal the damage is.
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