A woman ends up behind bars when the Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department crack a fake death scam that also implicated her own son to cash in on a life insurance policy. A claim for a lost mobile phone is cut off when investigators discover it's already been reported as stolen, and a gang's elaborate attempt to pull off a crash-for-cash scam is scuppered when the entire fraud is captured on CCTV.
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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 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 10: Episode 5
Officers from the Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department travel to Las Vegas as they investigate a tip-off about a woman impersonating her deceased mother to cash in on insuranc ...
22-10-2018
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Series 12 (shortened Versions): Episode 6
Secret filming is the undoing of a con man claiming he can’t work due to an injury, while elderly drivers are ruthlessly targeted in a car park crash scam. A first-time bu ...
11-10-2021
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Series 11: Episode 2
One fraudster is left bankrupt and behind bars when his attempt at a crash for cash scam backfires badly, while questions are raised after a high-end watch reported stolen is fo ...
06-12-2021
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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 10 (30 Minute Versions): Episode 8
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-b ...
18-07-2019
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Series 11: Episode 13
Insurers turn to undercover filming to get to the bottom of a suspicious personal injury claim, a scam to cash in on a mobile phone lost in a toilet goes down the pan and social ...
11-12-2020
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Series 12 (shortened Versions): Episode 7
A man commended for bravery falls from grace when CCTV reveals he lied about being hit by a bus, while a holiday insurance scam is foiled when investigators uncover forged medic ...
12-10-2021
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