An expensive car scam backfires badly when investigators spot the tell-tale signs. Timelines conflict in a claim for a watch reported damaged in stormy weather when it's already on an insurer's radar as having been stolen, while an absent-minded fraudster claiming for a mobile phone gets rumbled when his lies tie him up in knots. Fancy footwork is the undoing of an opportunistic bus passenger with an eye for compensation, and pet insurers attempt to claw back a claimant's ill-gotten gains.
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Series 15: 15. Most Shocking
A special episode featuring some of our most shocking insurance cheat cases from across the years, dug deep from our archives. The shameless serial scammer, finally caught out a ...
08-12-2023
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Series 15: Episode 14
A chef who made an outrageously high claim by exaggerating his injuries after a genuine workplace accident finds himself in hot water. A dangerous driver who stopped his car in ...
07-12-2023
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Series 15: Episode 13
A holidaymaker is sent packing when his £12,000 claim for a cancelled trip abroad is discovered to be a flight of fancy. A bogus claim for a car crash hits the skids when ...
06-12-2023
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Series 15: Episode 12
A man who lost his brother to Covid is jailed after trying to cash in life insurance he had taken out in his dead sibling’s name. A driver making a bogus claim is caught o ...
05-12-2023
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Series 15: Episode 11
A young woman who tried to cover up a car crash with a catalogue of tall tales calls up to confess. A claim for £100,000, made by a factory worker injured at work, is expo ...
04-12-2023
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Series 15: 10. Most Shocking
A special episode featuring some of the most shocking insurance cheat cases from across the years, dug deep from our archives. An American ex-wife who’s the beneficiary of ...
01-12-2023
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Series 15: Episode 9
A DJ’s injury claim hits the deck when online posts show he’s been spinning a tall tale. Phone woes – a driver demanding a cash payout after a minor collision ...
30-11-2023
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Series 15: Episode 8
A claim for a quarter of a million euros goes up in flames when a holiday fire in France turns out to be all smoke and mirrors. A martial arts expert’s case is given the c ...
29-11-2023
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Series 15: Episode 7
Keeping it all in the family – a vast organised network of scammers is exposed, revealing fraud on an industrial scale. A van driver’s spurious claim hits the skids ...
28-11-2023
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Series 15: Episode 6
A father and son who get caught up in a police chase find themselves on the wrong side of the law after making bogus claims. During lockdown, when the streets across the country ...
27-11-2023
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Series 4: Episode 2
A fireman goes from hero to zero when he is caught red-handed in an arson insurance fraud. A criminal's attempts to scam the state see him locked up for longer, an insurance cla ...
25-11-2014
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Series 9 (30 Minute Versions): Episode 2
A motorist with a genuine claim is left out of pocket when forensic engineers discover that he has used a hammer to grossly exaggerate the damage to his vehicle, and a prisoner' ...
27-03-2018
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Series 9: Episode 6
A railway worker's £300,000 personal injury claim for a broken thumb hits the buffers when undercover filming proves he is taking his insurers for a ride, and a fraudulent ...
08-11-2019
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Series 10 (30 Minute Versions): Episode 13
A jewellery-lover with form loses her sparkle when the companies she targets identify multiple scams, while a disaster on the dance floor ends in court with a twinkle-toed claim ...
20-02-2019
BBC 1
Series 9 (30 Minute Versions): Episode 8
The next stop is jail for a gang who made the mistake of thinking they could cash in by deliberately causing a collision with a bus, while a holidaymaker's claim for lost luggag ...
06-04-2018
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Series 2 - Episode 3
Series which sees insurance fraudsters caught on camera. This episode features a man faking a fall over a loose tile in a train station, and footage of a crash for cash in action.
04-07-2014
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Series 8 (30 Minute Versions): Episode 10
Secret filming reveals that a woman claiming she is too injured to work is fit, a doctor fakes a family member's death to avoid paying for replacement flights and a professional ...
08-05-2017
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