A fraudster claims on his unemployment policy whilst he is working, and undercover filming catches him in the act. A multiple raid on a group of suspected health insurance scammers leads to the fraud department's largest ever seizure of jewellery. A vet makes thousands of pounds in fraudulent pet insurance claims, but ends up in the doghouse. Plus, how one insurance company closes in on a claims management company involved in a £2 million scam.
A fraudulent cyclist inflates his claim to a staggering £3 million which eventually earns him nine months behind bars. A woman appears to be the victim of a series of muggings, but suspicions are raised and the police investigate. The IFED team conducts an early-morning double raid on a suspected crash-for-cash gang, and a woman claims she was knocked over by a bus, but the CCTV footage tells a very different story.
A bus driver is sent to jail when he's paid £500 to take part in one of the biggest crash-for-cash syndicates in the country. An early-morning raid hits a dead end, the hunt for a suspected fraudster takes a detour, and a would-be conman dials in a number of fake insurance policies for a smartphone that doesn't exist.
When a woman injures her knee on a broken paving stone she expects the council to pay £750,000, but surveillance cameras prove her lies and she is sent to jail. From pugs and poodles, to bulldogs and St Bernards, an unscrupulous policyholder loses pricey pedigree pups with surprising regularity. Plus, an early-morning IFED raid uncovers a major cannabis operation.
A fake insurance company nets almost £500,000 by targeting the elderly, but after two major sting operations, 14 people are sent behind bars. A fraudulent personal injury claim for nearly £1 million is thrown out as surveillance footage reveals the shocking truth, and a rude driver's insurance claim hits the skids thanks to CCTV evidence from a city bus.
An unscrupulous serial fraudster claims she has cancer and is a victim of domestic violence in a bid to net thousands from insurers. Investigators encounter a canine roadblock while on a 'snatch-back' mission to reclaim a luxury hire car and a pedestrian who is hit by a city bus must 'stop, look and listen' before making a claim.
Damning video evidence proves a lorry driver grossly exaggerated a personal injury claim for almost £500,000. A man severely injures himself when he falls down a staircase in a railway station and wants a payout, and in an early-morning double raid, two IFED teams close in on a pair of suspected car insurance fraudsters.
A woman who fakes her own death for a million-pound payout is soon discovered alive and well, but thinks changing her name will fool insurers and the police. A ghost broker who targets teenage drivers is finally caught after months of investigations, and an IFED raid on a suspected crash-for-cash criminal reveals he has also got green fingers.
A jaw-dropping case shows how a man changed his identity and then murdered his lifelong friend for an insurance payout. A solicitor slips up when she uses the same expert witness on two separate claims. In their biggest operation of the year, IFED investigators carry out 20 simultaneous warrants across the UK as they attempt to bring down a suspected credit hire insurance scam.
A man's fake personal injury claims for £2 million is soon exposed by covert surveillance, a man who is struck by a bus points the finger of blame at the driver but CCTV footage tells a different story, and in one of their biggest operations so far, IFED officers clamp down on a suspected car insurance scam involving luxury cars.
A family tells the tragic story of the UK's first crash-for-cash fatality. A prisoner tries to cash in from behind bars, two fraudsters see their scam melt away when they post ice cubes in an attempt to defraud Royal Mail, and Thames Valley Police raid a business address in the hunt for a suspected crash-for-cash ring.
A fireman goes from hero to zero when he is caught red-handed in an arson insurance fraud. A criminal's attempts to scam the state see him locked up for longer, an insurance claimer is trapped when he says a rat stole his mobile phone, and IFED raids the homes of suspected car insurance fraudsters.
A 'riotous' fraudster hopes the civil unrest of 2011 will pay for a new launderette. A policy holder thinks she can claim on her travel insurance when she hasn't even left her front doorstep, and two bus passengers think a small knock will pay out big. Meanwhile, Thames Valley Police get tough as they knock down the door of a suspected major insurance scammer.
A scammer who sees a bus company as her ticket to ride ends up in court. A holidaymaker hopes his travel insurance will give him a new designer wardrobe, and an online seller thinks her first class scam will see Royal Mail pay out hundreds in insurance claims. The Insurance Fraud Enforcement department tackles a suspected car insurance scammer with an early morning raid.
A royal attempt to scam the postal service of thousands of pounds ends with a jail sentence, and one insurance claimer goes overboard with his story of damage to his beloved yacht. Rather than pay thousands of pounds of congestion charges, one woman hopes that once the bailiffs have her car, she can report it stolen and get her insurance company to pay out. The insurance fraud enforcement department decides to tackle travel insurance fraud head-on with a series of nationwide raids.
A convicted drug dealer thinks a bump on the head will give him a bumper payout from behind bars. After feeling under par, a golf professional sees his fake insurance claim land him in the rough, the asset protection unit are forced to steal back what is rightfully theirs in an undercover snatch back and Thames Valley police continue to clamp down hard on suspected crash for cash gangs.
A London bus company brings in the Metropolitan police to tackle a crash for cash scammer. A fraudster's lies are exposed on his Facebook site when he tells his mates where his bracelet was really lost. An insurance company becomes suspicious when the exact same photos are used to claim for a broken TV several years later, and the insurance fraud enforcement department embark on an exhaustive cat-and-mouse game in the hunt for a suspected car insurance fraudster.
A shameless father-and-son duo tries to trip up the council with a fake personal injury claim, but a 999 call soon exposes their lies. A woman's attempt to exaggerate a personal injury claim shows why the UK is the 'whipcash' capital of Europe, and a perpetual claimer is left out in the cold when he claims his fridge freezer is broken one too many times. The insurance fraud enforcement department returns to haunt a greedy ghost broker.
A driver's hopes of a bumper personal injury claim take a hefty knock when CCTV shows what really happened. Justice is delivered when the Royal Mail scuppers a fraudster's attempts to cash in. A convicted criminal is handed extra time on his sentence when he trips up with a dramatic fall behind bars. A drink driver tries to claim on his insurance for damage that he caused. Plus jaw-dropping footage of an American car dealer who deliberately crashed his two-million-dollar supercar and now faces up to 20 years behind bars.
A fraudster is resurrected from the grave when a store loyalty card exposes his fake death scam and lands him with a five-year stretch behind bars. Photos posted on social media expose the truth behind a young man's personal injury claim. A pushy customer walks away empty-handed after insurers get wise to his repetitive tactics, and the Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department are on the hunt for a man who attempted to defraud Newcastle City Council after his attempts to show off to his friends went horribly wrong.
The shocking story of a husband and wife who conned an insurer out of £70,000 by falsely claiming a young relative had been blinded in an accident. A convicted criminal is handed an even longer stretch behind bars after faking a fall from his bunk bed to make a personal injury claim. A mobile phone insurance claim is flushed away when the claimant's soggy story of losing it down a drain holds no water. CCTV pours cold water on an insurance claim after a building is burned to the ground, and the Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department carry out an early morning raid to arrest a suspected fraudster.
Secret filming exposes cracks in the foundations of a builder's grossly exaggerated personal injury claim, causing it to come tumbling down. A holidaymaker hopes that his travel insurance will pay out for new fishing tackle and a designer wardrobe after he claims to have been kidnapped whilst on holiday in Venezuela. Shortly after passing his test, a young driver is caught up in a crash for cash scam. CCTV exposes one bus passenger's theatrical fake fall in an effort to cash in, and further around the globe we take a look at some truly extraordinary attempts by pedestrians to induce accidents and lucrative personal injury claims.
A fraudster's claim hits a bump in the road when hi-tech anti-fraud kit in the car reveals what really happened. Time is called on a personal injury claim when CCTV shows a broken chair in a pub was thanks to a spot of DIY by the claimant. A slip-and-trip scam using a hotdog and some terrible acting fails to bring home the bacon, and a claimant goes on the offensive when their motor insurance scam is stopped in its tracks.
CCTV trips up a convict attempting a con whilst being detained at Her Majesty's pleasure. A pair of opportunists dig themselves into a hole when they try to claim for a stolen puppy. A bus passenger loses face when CCTV shows her casually applying make-up throughout the entire incident she's claiming for, and the Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department get more than they bargained for when they raid the home of a serial fraudster.
A shopper gets more than he bargained for when he tries an unsavoury scam in the supermarket. The Metropolitan Police bring down a crash-for-cash gang. Justice is delivered when a second-class attempt to defraud the Royal Mail ends in a prosecution. Station CCTV footage leads to a clumsy commuter's personal injury claim hitting the buffers, and a fraudster's tall tales are exposed as lies.
Prison is the final destination for a serial fraudster who travelled around Europe with the proceeds from his bogus claims. An opportunist's chances of a payout after an icy accident quickly melt away when a set of footprints reveal what really happened. A claimant hoping for a speedy payout after claiming to have lost not one but two smartphones in a fast food restaurant is left disappointed, and IFED carry out an early-morning raid to bust the culprits behind a huge crash-for-cash scam.
Undercover filming exposes a fraudster who's been bending the truth about his bad back. It's not all roses for an opportunist who claims they quite literally fell head over heels on Valentine's night. The chips are down in Las Vegas for a pair of criminals caught red-handed. And the Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department catch out a fraudster who was just too organized for his own good when he staged a bogus burglary.
A desperate man ends up behind bars after torching his family business to get himself out of debt. Social media puts the brakes on a cyclist who tries to submit a personal injury claim almost two years after his accident. A trio of crash-for-cash criminals end up behind bars when they try to use an online grocery business as their meal ticket. A claimant finds out the importance of being honest the hard way when his £25,000 claim is dismissed because he failed to disclose his criminal record, and one unlucky gambler's attempts to cash in fall flat when CCTV cameras reveal the truth.
A insurance broker is suspected of making a number of fraudulent claims in London.
A massive bus fraud that involved several collisions and hundreds of claims is exposed.
The Met Police accidentally shut down a ghost broking outfit during a routine traffic patrol.
A musical performance leads to a postman been sent to prison after making a bogus claim.
A moped rider finds himself landed in front of the judge after he tries defrauding his local council.
A ghost broker who has been pocketing money has been caught up with at last.
CCTV footage puts a personal claim to bed.
A mobile phone insurance company receive a claim for a phone that is lost in a canal.
A fraudster is on the run after a claim is exposed.
A car insurance fraud is exposed.
A claimant ends up behind bars when secret filming exposes his injuries as lies. A bus claim stalls when CCTV reveals an alleged accident never happened, and a greedy policyholder is left with a chequered financial record after trying to con his way into a double payout. In the USA, the jaw-dropping case of a woman caught planning her husband's murder by an undercover police officer posing as a hitman, and the next stop is prison when the British Transport Police catch up with a trio of fraudsters behind a massive mobile phone fraud.
The orchestrator of a crash-for-cash operation targeting delivery vehicles finds himself behind bars when the Metropolitan Police catch up with him. Time is called on a claim for a lost watch when metadata from photos to support the claim actually prove the claimant's dishonesty. Justice is on the menu for one woman after her outrageous attempt at a trip-and-slip claim in a canteen is caught on CCTV, while a gang claiming for accidents that never even happened find themselves in court when insurers crack their scam. And a claimant finds herself out of pocket when her attempt to defraud her insurer backfires, and she has to repay her undeserved payouts.
A man claiming he can't work has his supposedly injured back to the wall after secret filming catches him out, while a woman who misses her flight tries to stage an elaborate cover-up. The Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department catch up with a fraudster claiming for loss of earnings on a job he didn't even have, and in the USA, a man is murdered in a barbaric life insurance scam.
The Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department pay an early morning visit to a fraudster suspected of selling fake motor insurance policies, and a tiny car park prang results in a shocking claim for personal injury. An amateur boxer's attempt to defraud the Royal Mail ends up on the ropes when his fake personal injury claim is knocked back. A driver's outrageous attempt to bag a bumper payout backfires after it's caught on camera, and a fraudster is forced to admit to his crimes when confronted by his mobile insurer.
The Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department bring down a flashy fraudster who cheated his way to over £100,000, splurging it on fast cars and expensive holidays. CCTV is the undoing of an impatient cyclist who attempts to blame a bus company for his risky riding, while a woman lands herself in hot water when her claim for a leak goes down the pan. A pet owner tries to encourage a veterinary practice to lie on their claim form, and the dark story of an American surgeon who performed unnecessary procedures on patients to line his own pockets.
Undercover filming catches out a bus driver suspected of grossly exaggerating injuries sustained at work. A thrill-seeking holidaymaker without the right insurance cover sees his claim crash and burn, whileRoyal Mail scupper a second-class attempt at postal fraud. Social media and the inability to get their stories straight proves to be the undoing of a group of friends who try their hands at an elaborate crash-for-cash con, and in the USA justice is delivered for the woman whose sickening health insurance fraud saw an innocent man jailed.
Social media is the undoing of a group of friends who deliberately crash their cars to get a bumper insurance payout, and a tailor's claim for expensive suits ruined by sewage goes down the pan. Insurers block an outrageous attempt by a customer to get her hands on a second replacement phone, while CCTV exposes the lies of a motorist who claims a collision with a bus has left him needing in-home care. A dog owner attempts to use the tragic death of her puppy to make a false insurance claim, and a fisherman is caught hook, line and sinker after falsifying a burglary claim.
The Metropolitan Police team up with insurers to close in on a criminal gang deliberately causing crashes with innocent motorists so that they can submit fraudulent insurance claims. A lorry driver's personal injury claim stalls when surveillance footage captures him doing the things he claims he can't, while two former prison mates come unstuck when they hatch a plan to cash in at the expense of their insurers by staging a car accident. A man hoping to tie the knot makes an indecent proposal on his claim form, and a bus passenger's claim goes belly up when it's captured on CCTV.
The Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department carry out a series of early morning raids as they bring down a huge car insurance scam, and the diagnosis isn't good for a traveller's medical claim when photosintended to back up his claim actually put it on the critical list. One woman's opportunistic attempt to cash in on a broken television falls flat when she's forced to admit her fraud, an inmate's personal injury claim goes down the drain when he tries to blame the prison for his own carelessness, and the owner of a tanning salon is caught red-handed after attempting to make up the shortfall in her insurance payout with a fraudulent claim.
A speeding fine leads to Greater Manchester Police busting a sophisticated fraud racket worth a quarter of a million pounds. A wannabe master forger's attempt to fake receipts for lost designer goods is foiled by bad spelling. A claim for a stolen car backfires when insurers discover it was entirely made up, metadata contained in a photo puts a spanner in the works for a claim for some stolen tools, and a lie to an insurance company about an accident that took place in a betting shop doesn't payout.
Series which sees insurance fraudsters caught on camera. A father frames his own son for destroying a work of art. An attempt at home insurance fraud in the US ends in tragedy.
Series which sees insurance fraudsters caught on camera. Two men end up owing an insurance company over ten thousand pounds after deliberately crashing their cars into each other.
CCTV stops a pedestrian's personal injury claim in its tracks when it shows that he was never hit at all, pet insurers expose a dog owner's canine con, and the Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department unravel the plot when a wannabe film director's claims an airline has lost nearly £200,000 worth of camera equipment. A social media search delivers the knock-out blow to a martial arts fighter's bogus personal injury claim, a serial scammer's repeated travel insurance claims are grounded, and in America, a tragic accident turns out to be a shocking life insurance fraud.
Secret filming reveals a woman claiming she's too injured to work is as fit as an insurance fiddler, a doctor fakes a family member's death to avoid paying for replacement flights, and a professional fighter's bid for compensation is knocked back. The Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department catch up with the owner of a courier company who sent his unsuspecting delivery drivers out on UK roads without insurance in an effort to save money, while compensation is off the menu for a man caught throwing himself down some restaurant stairs in an outrageous personal injury stunt, and a traveller's claim for a helicopter rescue that never happened fails to get off the ground.
The Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department are the on the hunt for a gang of fraudsters attempting to scam thousands of pounds out of insurance companies using a broken down ice cream van, a prisoner hasn't learnt any lessons in good behaviour as she tries to lie her way to an insurance payout, and a traveller's harrowing account of being attacked and robbed at gunpoint whilst travelling in Tanzania turns out to be a total fabrication. Also, an insurance company cries 'foul' when social media exposes a footballer's attempts to kick-off a fraudulent personal injury claim, and an American woman's evil plan to cash in on her husband's million-dollar life insurance policy is thwarted thanks to some extraordinary hidden camera footage.
A man with a genuine claim is left empty handed after secret filming reveals he's been grossly exaggerating his injuries. A serial fraudster is sentenced to a decade behind bars when the law catches up with him. A claim for a lost mobile phone is cut off when investigations reveal the owner's already put in ten identical claims. Call recordings come back to haunt one claimant when they try to claim for personal injury compensation, having previously declared they weren't hurt at all, and a passenger on a night bus discovers it's hard to prove you've suffered whiplash injuries when CCTV shows there was never a collision and you stayed asleep the entire time.
A man charged with illegally selling bogus insurance policies goes on the run after his home is raided by the Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department. A sportswoman's claim for loss of earnings falters at the start line when an Internet search reveals she's been competing all along, and a man's attempt to commit insurance fraud by staging a car crash fails to get out of first gear. An opportunist learns that it's hard to get money in compensation for falling over when CCTV footage shows that you remained on your feet the entire time, and a personal injury claim is knocked back when phone call recordings reveal the claimant admitted, not once but twice, to her insurance company that she wasn't hurt in any way.
Secret filming captures the remarkable recovery of a man claiming he can barely walk, while a woman who claims to have lost her phone on a drunken night out gets a sobering response from her insurers. A careless cyclist's personal injury claim hits the skids, the Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department catch a teenager selling fake insurance policies to unsuspecting motorists, and an attempt to extend a holiday abroad goes down the pan. In America, a doctor giving chemotherapy to healthy patients is exposed in the country's biggest health-care fraud.
A private credit hire company work with police to identify a mysterious thief stealing fraudulently obtained hire cars and flush him out in unique sting operation, a man loses his cool when his bogus mobile phone claim is cancelled, and a bus inspector masterminds a deliberate crash-for-cash with a bus full of passengers. When a man's cellar floods with raw sewage, the smell of home insurance fraud is unmistakable, and a driver caught staging collisions to make fraudulent insurance claims flees the country.
A claimant is caught out when he sends an email from the phone he's claiming has been lost, a dubious claim for personal injury against a bus company is dealt a blow when CCTV reveals one of the claimants was never even at the scene, and a bogus burglary claim goes up in smoke. Insurers crack a woman's attempt to build up a nest egg by repeatedly claiming she has lost her jewellery, an opportunist's scam is easily exposed when it transpires he'd already told his insurers the truth, and in the USA, a husband is handed a life sentence after committing the ultimate evil act in order to get his hands on his wife's life insurance premium.
Undercover filming reveals that a handyman is working despite claiming disability on his income protection policy, while a travelling football fan is caught offside as he struggles to get almost every aspect of his stolen luggage story straight.
A motorist with a genuine claim is left out of pocket when forensic engineers discover that he has used a hammer to grossly exaggerate the damage to his vehicle, and a prisoner's bogus personal injury claim collapses after he fails to get his facts straight. A couple go on the run when their elaborate claim of being burgled at knifepoint is exposed as a fraud after the woman is interviewed wearing the jewellery she claimed was stolen, and phone records show that insurance for a new puppy was taken out after it had been injured.
A claim for a water-damaged mobile phone sinks when the claimant admits it is a fraudulent claim, and shocking spelling is the undoing of a chancer attempting to cash in on their travel insurance policy for medical treatment that never took place. A couple fail to get their stories straight in a made-up motor insurance claim, while an opportunist miraculously predicts her own accident at work. Pub CCTV cameras show what really happened when a cyclist attempts to take the brewery for a ride with a personal injury claim, and a pair of motorists confess to claiming for the same damage twice
A serial fraudster's bogus burglary claims are busted when greed gets the better of him, a motorist is caught red-handed when he tries to claim for the same damage twice, and a woman comes clean after a dirty attempt to claim on her phone insurance. A holidaymaker is caught trying to use her travel policy to fund a make-over, a motorist's opportunist attempt to cash in on a crash is scuppered by CCTV footage, and a dog breeder fails to get her facts straight when pursuing a claim for an injured puppy.
A railway worker's £300,000 personal injury claim for a broken thumb hits the buffers when undercover filming proves he is taking his insurers for a ride, and a fraudulent claim for a mobile phone lost in a river sinks like a stone when the handset resurfaces in a recycling shop. Metadata embedded in a photo is the undoing of a woman whose claim for almost £2,000 worth of stolen make-up turns out to be made up. A dog owner is caught attempting to take out a policy on a puppy after it has been injured, and black box technology fitted to a car reveals what really happened in an elaborate crash for cash con.
A large-scale bogus injury scam is foiled as a group of football supporters fail to clock the CCTV cameras on board the bus, a motorist is caught in the act when he tries to repeat a previous claim by deliberately causing an accident, and social media is the undoing of a bride-to-be's claim for a lost engagement ring. A driver's attempt to exaggerate his claim backfires when he can't get his story straight and in America, a psychiatrist involved in diagnosing patients with false mental illnesses is exposed in one of the largest fake prescription scams in history.
A driver's personal injury claim is rumbled when CCTV footage reveals that he was never even in the car, while a woman's attempt to cash in at the expense of her travel insurer is exposed, thanks to her childish counterfeit skills. It is bad news for a burglary claim when a photo of one of the stolen items includes a newspaper from after the date of the burglary, and a party-loving claimant is caught out when his friends and family reveal that his accident was nobody's fault but his own. A claim for fire damage goes up in smoke when insurers prove the claimant didn't even own the house at the time, and an opportunistic bus passenger fails to spot the cameras recording his every move when he changes the sequence of events to suit his personal injury claim.
A gang that risked the lives of innocent motorists by deliberately causing crashes is brought to justice, while undercover filming catches out a budding entrepreneur who thinks he can claim on his income protection policy whilst running his own business. Metadata and a feeble attempt at forgery derail a fraudulent claim for possessions lost on a train, social media posts come back to haunt a woman trying to insure her mobile phone after she has lost it on a drunken night out, and a boxer's ham-fisted bid to cash in with a bogus personal injury claim is knocked back by his insurer.
The next stop is jail for a gang that made the mistake of thinking it could cash in by deliberately causing a collision with a bus, while a holidaymaker's claim for lost luggage is grounded thanks to forged documents. Information embedded in digital photos submitted to back up a burglary claim proves that the items were never even stolen, and a phone call comes back to haunt a motorist claiming for compensation two-and-a-half years after the accident took place. Time is called on a personal injury claim against a pub when CCTV shows the claimant wasn't even there, and in America a woman is found guilty of killing her husband for money.
A fraudster attempting to cash in with a bogus car insurance claim ends up behind bars when his lies are exposed by the Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department, while investigators have a hard time making sense of a dubious claim for a lost watch when their customer just can't get any of his facts straight. Pet insurers refuse to roll over as a dog owner attempts to push through a claim where none of the facts check out, and in the USA an undercover police operation catches out a husband who would stop at nothing to get what he wanted, even if it meant committing the ultimate evil.
Footage captured on station CCTV cameras sends a train passenger's personal injury claim into the buffers when it contradicts his version of events, and there are life-changing consequences for an insurance company employee when he's caught stealing customer information. Investigators struggle to establish whether the puppy in a pet insurance claim even existed, there is a tearful confession from an opportunist caught pursuing a claim for lost jewellery after it had been found, and a fraudster learns a costly lesson when he's caught exaggerating the damage to his vehicle in the hope of a bigger pay out.
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 a claim for a lost mobile phone is cut off when investigators discover it's already been reported as stolen. A gang's elaborate attempt to pull off a crash-for-cash scam is scuppered when the entire fraud is captured on CCTV, insurers crack a case involving a claimant with dual identities, and an opportunist's personal injury claim falls at the first hurdle.
A genuine bus accident that could have had tragic consequences leads to an outrageous claim for compensation, while the seriousness of an opportunist's decision to proceed with a fraudulent claim hits home when she's confronted with the possibility of legal action. A prisoner really trips up when his attempt at making a bogus personal injury claim results in extra jail time, an attempt to claim for a new carpet is unraveled by insurance investigators, and CCTV comes to the fore as a fraudster's plan to cash in with a deliberate car crash is foiled.
Officers from the Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department travel to Las Vegas as they investigate a tip-off about a woman impersonating her deceased mother to cash in on insurance policies. A scammer gets creative as he attempts to rubber-stamp his own claim with forged documents, while CCTV flies in the face of a bus passenger's claim for personal injuries when it shows that the incident being claimed for never even happened. Time is called on a claim for a stolen watch after information contained in a digital photo supplied to back up the claim reveals it was taken two weeks after it was allegedly stolen.
CCTV Cameras are the undoing of a dangerous driver as the true nature of his run-in with a bus are caught on camera, while another claimant is forced to come clean with insurers after her claim for a lost pair of earrings is exposed as fraudulent. A stag do in Ibiza is the backdrop to an audacious scam for a lost watch, and one woman’s hopes of a pay-out after a work-related back injury are left dangling when footage emerges of her bungee jumping and jet skiing.
One fraudster is left bankrupt and behind bars when his attempt at a crash for cash scam backfires badly, while questions are raised after a high-end watch reported stolen is found, but not where it should be. A man signed off with debilitating injuries is caught finishing the London marathon, a supermarket scammer comes a cropper when video evidence shows what really happened, and an opportunist underestimates the power of technology as the information embedded in his digital photos scuppers his exaggerated burglary claim.
Insurers turn to undercover filming as they expose one man’s exaggerated personal injury claim, while pet insurers are left scratching their heads when they find themselves dealing with a time-travelling pooch. An opportunist tries his hand at forgery to sign off his own claim, dash camera footage sets the record straight when a case of road rage escalates into a fraudulent claim, and investigators see straight through an attempt for compensation after an accident abroad.
A poorly planned attempt at a frozen fraud melts away when investigators turn up the heat, while a prisoner claiming for injury behind bars forgets that the camera never lies. A foul-mouthed fraudster confesses all when a botched attempt to cash-in backfires, a bodybuilder is floored after flaunting his workouts when he’s supposed to be off sick, gang members are caught buying bogus car cover from a business that’s less than squeaky clean, and social media catches out a cheeky claimant.
A driver claiming for disability with serious back injuries is shamed by surveillance footage that puts the brakes on her claim, while a strange case of a missing phone turns one dodgy claimant into a super sleuth. Revellers on a stag do attempt to turn a minor prang into an insurance scam, while an opportunist pretending to be a number of different people catches himself out. And in the USA, a shocking attempt to cash in on a dedicated hero’s life insurance policy
Secret filming is the undoing of a greedy opportunist attempting to grossly exaggerate his personal injury claim, and sparks fly when a claim for a solitaire diamond isn’t as clear cut as the claimant would have insurers believe. CCTV proves to be the ultimate eyewitness when an umbrella in a pub garden is accused of being drunk and disorderly, a claim for a mobile phone turns into a family affair, and insurers deal with a rear-end shunt that has plenty of twists and turns.
Anonymous tip offs reveal an outrageous plan to cash in after a flood ruins a house, while a local council smells a rat when it receives a personal injury claim that just doesn’t add up. When a missing watch turns up, it's not the good news you’d expect for the claimant. An adventure seeker’s claim could end up sinking after her camera goes up the creek, and opportunists encouraging people to put in exaggerated claims are caught in the act.
Information embedded in digital photos of items stolen in an audacious robbery reveals that things aren’t quite as the claimant would have his insurers believe, while a careless cyclist is left reeling after a bust up with a bus. One claimant tries to run rings around their insurer with a claim for lost jewellery, undercover filming reveals one man’s injuries aren’t as debilitating as he’s claiming, and in the USA a murder case leads to the discovery of a love triangle and a sickening plot for an insurance pay out.
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 pooch’s insurance policy. There’s a backlash over a whiplash case when footage emerges of the claimant in very fine health indeed, and the final destination is prison for a fraudster attempting to cash on his holiday insurance with forged documents
Secret filming is the undoing of one man’s claim for more than £300,000 when it reveals that he can do everything he says he can’t, and there’s paws for thought as a pet owner refuses to believe her furry friend isn’t covered by a pet insurance policy. A cheeky claimant involved in a minor shunt unsuccessfully tries to cash in with a big claim, a mobile phone scammer puts on a convincing performance, and a bus passenger spots an opportunity to line his pockets after a mishap between a bus and a wheelie bin
A prolific fraudster with a cast of characters comes a cropper after targeting Royal Mail delivery vans, a motorcyclist's tall tale runs out of gas when his version of events is challenged by insurers and a pet lover claiming for an injured puppy refuses to roll over. A city centre bus is targeted by selfish scammers, a golfer makes a hole in none as he lands himself in the bunker with a false claim and a careless claimant is caught out when investigators discover his story is full of holes.
A chip shop worker is well and truly battered after his attempt to cash in with a self-induced personal injury is caught on CCTV and an impatient motorist claiming against a bus company ends up regretting his road rage. A minor prang proves very costly when a claimant tries his hand at faking invoices, a jewellery lover loses her sparkle, when information contained in the digital photos to support her claim shines a spotlight on her scam and a window cleaner claiming for injuries sustained in his van drops himself in it when he speaks to his insurers.
Insurers turn to undercover filming to get to the bottom of a suspicious personal injury claim, a scam to cash in on a mobile phone lost in a toilet goes down the pan and social media is the undoing of an opportunist as he boxes himself into a corner. An audacious claim for compensation ends up costing one man a lot more than he bargained for when CCTV shows what really happened, and in the USA a missing person investigation turns out to be an elaborate fake death scam to cash in on a life insurance policy.
A serial fraudster with expensive taste ends up behind bars after getting caught out by insurers, while a claim following a dramatic burglary arouses suspicions. An opportunist unwittingly alerts investigators that he's in cahoots with a cohort in a laptop scam, doubts are cast over a head injury when the photos supplied to back up the claim don’t match up, and an insurance company comes down hard on one of its employees who used his inside knowledge of the business to line his pockets.
Insurers find themselves dealing with phantom passengers in a two-car shunt when opportunists attempt to make personal injury claims for people who weren't even in the car. A dancing claimant comes a cropper on the dance floor, CCTV footage proves to be the ultimate eyewitness when an injury is sustained in a shop, a claimant makes an astonishing confession, and investigators call time on a dubious claim for a lost watch.
Insurers combine forces to catch a serial fraudster making fake insurance claims off the back of high-profile tragedies, while an adrenaline junkie showing off on social media forgets that her antics can be seen by everyone, including those investigating her personal injury claim. Digital data embedded in photographs submitted to support a claim for £35,000 of stolen jewellery reveal that it’s a complete lie, and a cat owner grossly inflates a claim when she loses two of her moggies.
Fraudsters put innocent drivers' lives at risk by engineering crashes on public roads, while a chancer’s pretend tumble over a pothole is uncovered for what it really is. Police expose an extraordinary fraudster who uses insider knowledge to rip off insurers, investigators uncover the devious mileage-clocking methods used by an organized crime ring, and in America a preacher commits the ultimate sin to cash in on his wife’s life insurance policy.
We go behind bars when a prison inmate claims he had a weightlifting accident in the gym, while there’s trouble in store for one supermarket when a group of women stage a fall. Forensic engineers are called in to establish what really happened in a collision between a scooter and a car, and when a Rolex gets ruined, the claimant has problems recalling his timings.
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 claims for lost laptops. A minor traffic collision results in four personal injury claims, but a witness reveals it was a work of fiction, and in the USA, CCTV trips up an opportunistic scammer.
CCTV shows what really happened when car passengers claim to be hurt badly after being hit by a bus, while a prisoner's bogus claim for an injury on a running machine is scuppered.
Secret filming is the undoing of a con man who claims he can't work due to an injury, while a cat lover comes a cropper attempting to make a claim when she wasn't covered.
A man commended for bravery falls from grace when CCTV shows he lied about being hit by a bus, while a holiday insurance scam is foiled when investigators uncover forged documents.
A bishop faces judgement when he unsuccessfully tries to pull off a £12,000 car scam, while a woman's claim that metal shards were found in her takeaway bites back.
CCTV footage catches out a woman claiming she tripped on a loose paving stone, while information embedded in a digital photo scuppers an attempted scam for lost jewellery.
When a bus and a bin lorry collide there are claims for injury, but will the bus company trash them? And technology you would normally find in an aeroplane is used to foil a bogus car claim.
An amateur detective turns the tables on fraudsters running a crash-for-cash scam, and fur flies as a woman claiming her pedigree cat has been stolen is caught out by social media.
A fraudster feigns innocence when caught scamming a holiday company, while CCTV shows that an employee claiming compensation was actually drunk when he fell.
Jail time awaits an organised of fraudsters causing serious danger on our roads, and CCTV puts a dent in a claim for injuries sustained by a falling roof tile.
A gang of fraudsters sober up when their million-pound wine bar insurance racket is uncovered, and insurers receive a bizarre claim after a dog damages an expensive surgical bed.
A woman claiming she tripped on a loose paving stone as she pushed her toddler in a buggy is caught out by CCTV footage that reveals the truth, while a devious driver hopes that treacherous and icy conditions will disguise his deliberate attempts to make an innocent motorist crash into his car. Digital information embedded in a photo catches out a chancer who claims they’ve lost valuable jewellery at a funeral, and an athlete’s claim for devastating injuries caused by a pothole is scuppered when he is caught on camera ripping it up at the rugby pitch.
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 camera.
The theft of a luxury car is revealed to be an inside job when fraudsters are caught out by tracking technology, and a boxer finds himself on the ropes when his lies are exposed online.
A surveillance operation trips up a man claiming big money after a fall on an uneven pavement, and a gang causing deliberate car crashes to make fraudulent claims is investigated.
Investigators turn the tables on a woman claiming £690,000 for personal injury after surveillance reveals she's living life to the full, and a DIY disaster is put under scrutiny.
A driver claiming for injuries following an accident tries her hand at amateur dramatics before her lies are exposed, and claims from students trying to cash in on a fire are extinguished.
Dashcam footage reveals the truth when a driver slams on the brakes on a dual carriageway, and a Rolex supposedly stolen in a burglary reappears in a pawn shop two years later.
An arson-for-cash case ends tragically when a child is caught in the blaze, and social media posts about a hiking trip stops a personal injury claim in its tracks.
A man claiming a fall into a garden pond left him with a fear of heights enjoys himself on a water slide, and a serial fraudster is found out when claiming for three luxury laptops.
A film on social media of a paragliding holidaymaker puts an end to his personal injury claim, and the fraud inspectors blow the whistle on a claim for stolen model steam engines.
Forensic experts investigating a house fire discover illegal plants being grown in the loft, and close associates spill the beans to insurers about a labourer making false claims.
A customer pretending to fall in shops so he can claim compensation is caught out on CCTV, and the owner of a stolen luxury car is unmasked as a fraudster thanks to his key fob.
A fake claim made by an off-duty police officer after a motoring near-miss is exposed by dashcam footage, and a shaggy dog story about a sick puppy fails to convince the insurers.
A wife claiming on her husband’s life insurance is exposed as a fraudster when police discover that he is still alive, and a stranded traveller claiming for a luxury hotel is caught out.
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 detection.
A cheating cabbie involves his loved ones in a bogus claim following a car accident, and sporty online posts expose a cyclist making an injury claim as a liar in lycra.
Insurance cheats come under the spotlight of investigators. Today, when he finds himself facing a prison sentence, a builder says he was given dodgy advice before faking a claim. The tables are turned on a burglary victim who turns rogue to get his hands on a bigger payout. A not-so-jolly sailor ends up in hot water after his boat goes up in flames. A skier is on thin ice when he fails to disclose a hefty payout that had already been paid into his account, and a serial claims cheat is caught on camera when he's recorded on CCTV.
Insurance cheats come under the spotlight of the investigators. Today, a fast-food brawl leaves one woman convinced she has a fighting chance of getting her hands on £100,000. A plumber tries to claim for his stolen tools twice, while a crash-for-cash gang's antics are exposed by satellite technology. A butcher injured at work chops and changes his story so much that he ends up with nothing other than a huge bill to pay, and a serial claims cheat fakes damage to the same sofa multiple times until the police finally catch up with him.
Insurance cheats come under the spotlight of the investigators. Today, a jogger fakes a £6,500 payout, but his antics are caught on CCTV. A scammer is exposed online after using multiple identities to cash in following a series of robberies, while an adrenaline junkie wanting a £50,000 payout for his injuries has his claim wiped out when he shares his adventures on social media. A driver is exposed for implicating his nearest and dearest in a false claim, and a dog owner plays fast and loose with her pet policy to get reimbursed for a £4,000 vet bill.
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. A holidaymaker goes missing in action when asked tricky questions about his lost luggage claim, while a footballer scores an own goal when his own social media posts expose his lies about his accident. Data from a clever bit of kit marks the end of the road for a £50,000 claim for a car crash that never happened, and a woman is caught red-handed after trying to get a £38,000 payout for some stolen bling.
Insurance cheats come under the spotlight of the investigators. Today, a woman injured in an accident sees her claim go belly up when she gets on the dance floor. A serving police officer gets involved in a brazen attempt to get a payout for bikes that don't even exist, while a binman claiming for serious injuries fails to mention his sporting sideline. A disgruntled employee is willing to harm herself as part of a bogus claim, and a salsa dancer's exaggerated injury claims are exposed in court.
Insurance cheats come under the spotlight of the investigators. Today, a family trip to a theme park ends in tears when an accident leaves a dad seriously injured, but the subsequent £1.5 million insurance claim is scuppered when the victim is caught on camera taking everyone for a ride. A man puts in a dodgy claim after crashing a digger, but then digs himself into a hole when his dubious evidence doesn't stand up to scrutiny. A road traffic accident sees tempers fraying until investigators discover that all those involved are connected and have staged the crash. The tables are turned on a young man who fakes a fall in order to claim a big payout, and an unlucky couple struck down in the street by a falling shop sign make an unlikely claim.
Insurance cheats come under the spotlight of the investigators. Today, a career criminal who masterminded an insurance racket worth £250,000 is put back behind bars after investigators expose his wrongdoing. A woman claiming tens of thousands of pounds for an injury caused by a faulty shoe is tripped up by her own evidence and the investigators who stay hot on her heels. A couple who put in a phoney injury claim for £30,000 see the wheels come off their case when their story doesn't add up. A wedding photographer's dodgy claim for ruined camera kit is exposed as a lie, and a traveller misses his flight due to a puncture on the way to the airport, but his claim falls flat when he submits a forged receipt for his new tyres from a garage.
Insurance cheats come under the spotlight of the investigators. Today, a pet owner who can't get his story straight about his dogs' disappearance, and a serial scammer whose scheming earned him a huge 50 grand payout has the brakes slammed on his claims when he is sentenced to 22 months behind bars. A trio who submit separate injury claims by faking trips over drain covers see their scam flushed out by investigators. Dodgy whiplash claims made by a group of friends following a car crash are delivered a huge blow when online footage of them boxing shows they're fighting fit, and a globetrotter who fakes a document to claim for a camera damaged on holiday sees his hopes of a payout disappear in a flash.
Insurance cheats come under the spotlight of the investigators. Today, a mum who plays fast and loose with the facts to get a refund for her family holiday is called out. There's stormy weather for the homeowner who says her property was damaged in gale force winds. A man clones someone else's identity to cash in on a high-value jewellery claim. Investigators do a double take when a tradesman claims his tools and his van were stolen twice over, and a nasty collision between a cyclist and a bus poses a puzzle for the fraud team.
Insurance cheats come under the spotlight of the investigators. Today, a con man is exposed when he loses his cool with call centre staff. A holidaymaker is left to foot a huge medical bill abroad after being caught changing his story. A scammer behind a large-scale one-man crime spree is stopped in his tracks by counter fraud officials. A cyclist's claim hits the skids when he takes to social media to show off his bike, and a man in a van who has a bang with a bus is caught out on camera.
A factory worker pursuing an £800,000 injury claim following a production-line accident is caught out on camera. Two men trying to cash in on a car crash are exposed as liars when investigators go online and find out what they've really been up to. An inmate in a high-security prison ends up in hot water after falling on a wet floor. A driver who ran up £134,000 in hire car charges while claiming that his vehicle isn't roadworthy has the brakes slammed on his case when photo evidence reveals his deceit. And a footballer scores an own goal when his online posts kick his claim for whiplash into touch.
A burst pipe, a ruined family home and a £30,000 insurance claim put investigators on high alert. The brakes are applied to a series of deliberate, but very lucrative, car crashes that are putting other road users' lives in peril. A prison inmate struck down with a gastric illness blames the prison food, but the governor's having none of it. A blagging biker breaks his leg but then tries to take the council for a ride to get a payout. And a young man who wanted a payout as he could no longer skateboard following an accident slips up with his own online posts.
A woman pursuing a £10,000 payout after falling feet first into a drain finds herself in a real hole when her story doesn't add up. Three burglaries in three years – a homeowner who claims he was having a run of bad luck is rumbled by the fraud detectives. It's double trouble for a scammer who submits identical photos to try to get paid out twice. A dodgy car insurance broker has the brakes slammed on his con by quick-witted investigators, and a convict is caught out on CCTV while trying to make his getaway with a takeaway snack.
A woman claiming £1.7 million for injuries is caught on camera while shopping, and a yoga instructor bends the truth to get a payout following an accident.
A con woman posing as a grieving widow fakes her husband’s death, and a mechanic’s dodgy £50,000 claim for a car jack injury is stopped in its tracks by investigators.
Concerns over a man’s dubious death result in his claim for a fall being thrown out by a judge, and the scammer heading behind bars after CCTV shows he intentionally caused a crash.
A man’s £90,000 claim for an accident at work is exposed when his bosses reveal he wasn’t even there, and a cabbie who concocts a claim is told by a judge to cough up thousands.
Shocking stories from the archive, including the woman who tries to profit from tragedies like the Grenfell Tower fire and the conman who forgets which side his fake injury is on.
A father and son involved in a police chase end up on the wrong side of the law after making bogus claims, and two riders have an unlikely crash on a deserted street in lockdown.
A driver’s spurious claim hits the skids when dashcam footage reveals the truth about events, and a vast network of scammers is exposed, revealing fraud on an industrial scale.
A €250,000 claim goes up in flames when a holiday fire turns out to be smoke and mirrors, and a martial arts expert’s case is given the chop when his social media exposes his lies.
A DJ’s injury claim hits the deck when online posts show he’s been spinning a tall tale, and a driver who demanded a cash payout after a collision is caught out by her own texts.
Shocking stories from the archive, including a life insurance beneficiary seeking deadly revenge after a bitter divorce and the con man who crashes his own car to get a payout.
A young woman who tried to cover up a car crash with her tall tales calls up to confess, and the party’s over for a wedding guest who lost £26,000 of bling on the dance floor.
A man who lost his brother to Covid is jailed after fraudulently taking out life insurance policies in his sibling’s name after he had already died.
A man is sent packing when his £12,000 claim for a cancelled holiday is exposed as a flight of fancy, and a shaggy tale about a poorly pooch is pulled apart by investigators.
A chef who makes a bogus claim by exaggerating his injuries finds himself in hot water, and a dodgy driver who stops his car in the middle of a roundabout is caught out on CCTV.
Shocking stories from the archives, including the serial scammer who fakes fires and uses false identities to put in fraudulent insurance claims.