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Series 4 - Episode 4
Consumer series with Matt Allwright. Stories include the powerful fake laser pointers that can blind, and the fraudster who used multiple fake identities to get away with millions.
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The fake numbing cream that has life-changing consequences, how the UK authorities are cracking down on fake clothing, and the dogs' home charity that lost thousands in a fake a ...
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Series 8 (30 Minute Reversions): Episode 9
The fake email scam stealing thousands from kids' football teams, the tricks smugglers use to get fakes through our borders, the fake perfume that's a hazard to your health, and ...
01-04-2019
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Series 8 (30 Minute Reversions): Episode 8
Looking at the vacuum servicing that ripped off thousands of customers, dangerous fake headtorches that could explode, and fake protein shakes that barely contain any protein.
25-03-2019
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Series 6: Episode 10
This episode features fake clothing banks that are fleecing kind-hearted Brits, fake identity cards that could lead to a construction site catastrophe and a fake steam mop that ...
17-08-2018
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Series 6: Episode 3
The fake sunglasses that could seriously harm your health. The puppies with fake identities being trafficked into the country. We have a close shave with fake razor blades. And ...
15-08-2018
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Matt Allwright investigates the fake hoverboards catching fire in people's homes, the counterfeit designer jackets that are deceiving consumers and making thousands for the fake ...
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Series 8: Episode 6
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Series 7 (30 Minute Reversions): Episode 6
This episode looks at the fake teeth-whitening businesses that ruined customers' teeth, fake headphones and how fake halogen heaters put a woman's life in danger.
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Matt Allwright investigates the activities of conmen. This episode looks at the lorry drivers faking their working hours records, and the devastating effect this can have.
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Consumer series. City of London police go in pursuit of one of the country's most audacious ID fraudsters, whose fakery is taking hundreds of thousands of pounds off the state.
10-07-2014
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Dominic Littlewood goes on the road with the Greater Manchester police as they crack down on the fakers at the heart of Britain's counterfeiting capital, the Strangeways district.
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