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Get Rich Quick

Episode number: 1

Overview: David Wilson investigates investment fraud and cyber-crime, including a cryptocurrency scam which uses tech to target and rip off unsuspecting victims.

Romance Fraud

Episode number: 2

Overview: David Wilson investigates romance fraud, where vulnerable people looking for love online are seduced into fake relationships, asked for money, and ultimately ripped off.

Imposters

Episode number: 3

Overview: David Wilson investigates stories of audacious imposters, explores how deep fakes are creating new opportunities for large scale fraud, and meets a deep fake version of himself.

Spiritual Fraud

Episode number: 4

Overview: David Wilson explores how religion and spirituality can be fertile ground for fraudsters who exploit people’s need to believe.

White Collar

Episode number: 5

Overview: David Wilson investigates ‘white collar’ crime, exploring how a fraudster made himself a Scottish ‘laird’ after stealing millions from the Met Police.

Counterfeit Art

Episode number: 6

Overview: David Wilson investigates fraud and forgery in art and literature, discovering how fake Robert Burns manuscripts are still causing problems for collectors.

King of the Swindlers

Episode number: 7

Overview: Professor David Wilson investigates financial crime through the story of one of Scotland’s most prolific investment fraudsters – crooked Aberdeen financial advisor Alistair Greig.

Under the Influencer

Episode number: 8

Overview: David Wilson explores disinformation and fraud in the influencer industry, and how self-styled online experts can cause harm in the real world.

Are Fraudsters Psychopaths?

Episode number: 9

Overview: David Wilson investigates how fraudsters can target and exploit people when they are at their most vulnerable, by posing as trusted figures like doctors or funeral directors.

Scamming for Scotland

Episode number: 10

Overview: David Wilson investigates how Scotland’s valuable food and drink brands, including whisky, are being targeted by fraudsters who are ripping off consumers with fake products.