The gravity of the situation hits home for an opportunist who is forced to come clean when investigators foil his attempted fraud, while it is back to basics for another would-be insurance fraudster who induces a collision with a bus, despite not even being insured at the time. Plus the story of the respected doctor who became a convicted criminal following a greedy scam billing insurers for medical treatment that was never carried out.
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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
BBC 1
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
BBC 1
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 10 (30 Minute Versions): Episode 11
Undercover filming exposes one man's attempt to cheat his way to a £1,000,000 pay-out while a claimant's photography skills come under scrutiny as she attempts to claim fo ...
03-04-2020
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Series 12 (shortened Versions): Episode 9
A devious driver hopes that treacherous and icy conditions will disguise his deliberate attempts to make an innocent motorist crash into his car. Digital information embedded in ...
14-10-2021
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Series 14: Episode 2
Insurance cheats come under the spotlight of the investigators. Today, a fast-food brawl leaves one woman convinced she has a fighting chance of getting her hands on £100, ...
19-09-2023
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Series 1 - Episode 9
Documentary series. In this episode, a woman's outlandish claim for u00a3750,000 is blown apart under surveillance, and a carpet fitter attempts to fit up his insurance company.
02-07-2014
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Series 14: Episode 11
A cabbie trying to make a quick buck on a £100,000 crash-for-cash scam puts his livelihood on the line. A telly, a toy and an angry child – but cracks soon appear in ...
28-09-2023
BBC 1
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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Series 10: Episode 6
The Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department catch up with the short-tempered serial fraudster who terrorised claims handlers as he chased payment for a string of fraudulent claim ...
23-10-2018
BBC 1
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
BBC 1
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
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