Insurers combine forces to catch a serial fraudster making fake insurance claims off the back of high-profile tragedies, while an adrenaline junkie showing off on social media forgets that her antics can be seen by everyone, including those investigating her personal injury claim. Digital data embedded in photographs submitted to support a claim for £35,000 worth of stolen jewellery reveal that it’s a complete lie.
Source: BBC 1
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
BBC 1
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
BBC 1
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
BBC 1
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
BBC 1
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
BBC 1
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
BBC 1
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
BBC 1
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
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
BBC 1
Series 12: Episode 12
A fraudster feigns innocence when caught scamming a holiday company, while CCTV shows that an employee claiming personal injury compensation was actually drunk when he fell. A f ...
22-04-2021
BBC 1
Series 7 (30 Minute Versions): Episode 5
An elaborate crash-for-cash con hits a bump in the road, a thrill-seeking holiday maker sees his claim crash and burn, Royal Mail scupper a second-class attempt at postal fraud, ...
04-05-2017
BBC 1
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
BBC 1
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
BBC 1
Series 3 - Episode 6
Series which sees insurance fraudsters caught on camera. Investigators encounter a canine roadblock while on a 'snatch-back' mission to reclaim a luxury hire car.
16-06-2014
BBC 1
Series 13: Episode 6
Dashcam footage reveals the truth when a driver slams on the brakes on a dual carriageway, and a Rolex supposedly stolen in a burglary reappears in a pawn shop two years later.
01-03-2023
BBC 1
Series 11: Episode 7
Anonymous tip offs reveal an outrageous plan to cash in after a flood ruins a house, while a local council smells a rat when it receives a personal injury claim that just doesn& ...
09-12-2021
BBC 1
Series 14: Episode 15
A woman pursuing a £10,000 payout after falling feet first into a drain finds herself in a real hole when her story doesn’t add up. Three burglaries in three years & ...
06-10-2023
BBC 1