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Episode 1
Episode number: 1
Overview: 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.
Episode 2
Episode number: 2
Overview: 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.
Episode 3
Episode number: 3
Overview: 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.
Episode 4
Episode number: 4
Overview: Investigators turn tables on a woman claiming £690,000 for personal injury after surveillance shows she’s living life to the full, and a DIY disaster is put under scrutiny.
Episode 5
Episode number: 5
Overview: 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.
Episode 6
Episode number: 6
Overview: 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.
Episode 7
Episode number: 7
Overview: 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.
Episode 8
Episode number: 8
Overview: 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.
Episode 9
Episode number: 9
Overview: 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.
Episode 10
Episode number: 10
Overview: 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.
Episode 11
Episode number: 11
Overview: 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.
Episode 12
Episode number: 12
Overview: 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.
Episode 13
Episode number: 13
Overview: 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.
Episode 14
Episode number: 14
Overview: 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.
Episode 15
Episode number: 15
Overview: 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.