A speeding fine uncovers a major fraud racket, metadata contained in a photo puts a spanner in the works for a claim for stolen tools, a lie about an accident in a betting shop doesn't pay out, and in the USA an elaborate fake death scam is foiled.
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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 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
BBC 1
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 13: Episode 11
A slippery customer suspected of faking falls in shops so he can claim for his supposed injuries is caught out on CCTV. An unlucky holidaymaker who falls victim to a burglary li ...
29-11-2021
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Series 12: Episode 4
It’s a family affair when two sisters try to cheat their insurers following a car crash, while a suspiciously unlucky computer user is caught out after making multiple cla ...
13-11-2020
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Series 10: Episode 3
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, while ...
18-10-2018
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Series 10: Episode 13
Undercover filming exposes one man's attempt to cheat his way to a one-million-pound payout, while a claimant's photography skills come under scrutiny as she attempts to claim f ...
20-11-2019
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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 10 (30 Minute Versions): Episode 6
The Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department catch up with the short-tempered serial fraudster who terrorised claims handlers as he chased payment for a string of claims, an attem ...
16-07-2019
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Series 12 (shortened Versions): Episode 8
A Bishop faces judgement when he unsuccessfully tries to pull off a £12,000 car scam, while a woman’s personal injury claim bites back after claiming that metal shar ...
13-10-2021
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