
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 the car’s smart technology reveals what really happened. A shaggy tale about dodgy pet insurance for a poorly pooch is pulled apart by investigators. And a legal eagle gets his wings clipped when his injury claim for £20,000 is exposed as a pack of lies.
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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 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
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Series 13: Episode 4
Investigators turn tables on a woman claiming £690,000 for personal injury after surveillance shows she’s living life to the full, and a DIY disaster is put under sc ...
28-02-2023
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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
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Series 13 (shortened Versions): Episode 14
A sickness scam is uncovered when text messages expose the holidaymakers’ lies, and a claim for a burnt wig exposes a serial fraudster who changed his name to avoid detect ...
09-12-2022
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Series 13: Episode 15
A cheating cabbie involves his loved ones in a bogus injury claim following a car accident. A gardener claims on his personal accident insurance following accidents at customers ...
03-12-2021
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Series 14: Episode 4
Insurance cheats come under the spotlight of the investigators. Today, CCTV reveals what really happened after a nasty fall at a birthday bash resulted in a £15,000 claim. ...
03-10-2023
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Series 11: Episode 9
When flooding hits a business, the owner goes to extraordinary lengths to try to rubber stamp her claim, and a dog owner displays very bad behaviour when it comes to their pet p ...
08-12-2020
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Series 13: Episode 1
A house fire ends in tragedy when an attempt to cash in on a big home insurance policy goes terribly wrong, and a window cleaner who says he can’t work is caught out on ca ...
27-02-2023
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Series 13 (shortened Versions): Episode 5
A clubber takes a tumble on the dance floor, but her claim against the club collapses when put under scrutiny. There's double trouble when a man tries to claim for the same expe ...
02-09-2022
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