Tragedy in the air – a con woman posing as a grieving widow takes advantage of a terrible disaster to fake her husband’s death. A mechanic who wanted £50,000 after he claimed a faulty car jack fell on his hand is stopped in his tracks when investigators find his version of events just doesn’t stack up. \n\nA young woman seeking compensation after an accident supposedly left her barely able to walk ends up in the high court when investigators discover her injuries had not put a stop to her world travels. And the scammer who took out a string of dodgy motor policies over the phone is caught out by sharp-eared investigators.
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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 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 13: Episode 9
A film on social media of a paragliding holidaymaker puts an end to his personal injury claim, and the fraud inspectors blow the whistle on a claim for stolen model steam engines.
02-03-2023
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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
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Series 12 (shortened Versions): Episode 4
A suspiciously unlucky computer user is caught out after making multiple claims for lost laptops, while an elaborate scam to claim for stolen jewellery is foiled. A minor traffi ...
07-10-2021
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Series 9: 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' ...
05-11-2019
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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
BBC 1
Series 15: Episode 2
Tragedy in the air – a con woman posing as a grieving widow takes advantage of a terrible disaster to fake her husband’s death. A mechanic who wanted £50,000 a ...
21-11-2023
BBC 1
Series 9 (30 Minute Versions): Episode 10
A large-scale bogus injury scam is foiled as a group of football supporters fail to clock the CCTV cameras on board the bus, while social media is the undoing of a bride-to-be's ...
03-04-2018
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Series 10 (30 Minute Versions): Episode 4
A genuine bus accident that could have had tragic consequences leads to an outrageous claim for compensation, while the seriousness of an opportunist's decision to proceed with ...
12-07-2019
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