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Documentary series following the dedicated fraud-fighters pursuing the criminals who steal over £50 billion a year from the UK’s public purse.\n\nIn this episode, a callous couple overcharge the council £400,000 to fund their lavish lifestyle in a care home staffing scam, a man illegally sublets his council house to his adult children, who then try to buy it at a discount, and a fraudster who claimed over £35,000 in benefits because she was unable to work turns out to have not one but two jobs.

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