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Series 5 (30 minute reversions): Episode 5
Fake Britain investigates the murky world of fake jobs and meets the man who almost lost everything when his dream job turned out to be a complex fraud. Plus the counterfeit computer hard drives that could cost you your data and your money, and the hair-raising truth about fake hairdryers.
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Fake Britain
Series 8 (30 Minute Reversions): Episode 3
Dominic Littlewood looks at the cold callers making fake medical claims to rip off the elderly and vulnerable, as well as the fake pedigree cats that turned out to be ordinary m ...
23-09-2020
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Fake Britain
Series 8 (30 Minute Reversions): Episode 2
Dom looks at the the fake fire-resistant glass that was installed in schools, hospitals and churches across the UK, as well as the fake Nectar cards that are leaving thousands d ...
16-09-2020
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Fake Britain
Series 8 (30 Minute Reversions): Episode 10
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 ...
08-04-2019
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Fake Britain
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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Fake Britain
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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Fake Britain
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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Fake Britain
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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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.
19-05-2014
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Series 5 (30 Minute Reversions): Episode 11
Matt reveals the unknown risk of fake cigarettes, how they killed one woman and could burn your house down; the fake bicycles that are harming British businesses and putting cyc ...
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Matt Allwright investigates the activities of conmen. This episode looks at fake job references for sale online and a dog with an unerring nose for fake tobacco.
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Series 4: Episode 6
Consumer series with Matt Allwright. Stories include the fake chocolate bars that are conning children, and the counterfeit suncream that lets you burn.
24-11-2014
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Series 6: Episode 9
The dangerous ladders that could lead to disaster and the fluffy hot water bottles that could kill a child. Plus on the frontline battling the identity fakers - the experts usin ...
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Series 2 - Episode 9
With Dominic Littlewood. We reveal the extraordinary amount of fake electrical cable being found in the UK and put some of it to the test with alarming results.
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Series 3 - Episode 4
The consumer series reveals the fake DVD factory making 100,000 pounds a week, and follows the enforcement agencies who will stop at nothing to halt the illegal activity.
09-07-2014
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