About this season
Documentary series that casts a covert eye over the ever-growing problem of insurance fraud, and sees outlandish claimers as they're caught out on camera.
Episodes (15)
1. Episode 1
Aired 9 November 2020
Naga Munchetty returns with the programme exposing cases of fraud. Insurers combine forces to catch a serial fraudster making fake claims off the back of high-profile tragedies, while digital data reveals that a claim for £35,000 worth of stolen jewellery is a complete lie.
2. Episode 2
Aired 10 November 2020
Fraudsters put innocent drivers' lives at risk by engineering crashes, a fake accident is exposed, and a preacher tries to dishonestly cash in on his wife's life insurance policy.
3. Episode 3
Aired 12 November 2020
A convict claims he had an accident in the prison gym, a group of women stages a fall in a supermarket and when a Rolex gets ruined, the claimant has problems recalling his timings.
4. Episode 4
Aired 13 November 2020
Two sisters who tried to cheat their insurers following a car crash. Plus, a suspiciously unlucky computer user caught out after making multiple claims for lost laptops. Presented by Naga Munchetty.
5. Episode 5
Aired 16 November 2020
CCTV footage reveals the truth when opportunists claim for injuries after being hit by a bus, and false claims of a serious injury sustained on a running machine are exposed.
6. Episode 6
Aired 17 November 2020
CCTV footage proves to be the undoing of a con man claiming he cannot work due to an injury, and in America, a doctor abuses his position to commit medical health insurance fraud.
7. Episode 7
Aired 18 November 2020
A holiday insurance scam is foiled when investigators uncover forged documents, while CCTV footage exposes the false claims of a man who said he was hit by a bus.
8. Episode 8
Aired 19 November 2020
A woman's personal injury claim bites back after claiming that metal shards were found in her takeaway and a bishop faces judgement after trying to pull off a £12,000 car fraud.
9. Episode 9
Aired 20 November 2020
A woman claiming she tripped on a loose paving stone as she pushed her toddler in a buggy, is caught out when CCTV footage reveals the truth. Plus, information embedded in a digital photo scuppers an attempted scam for lost jewellery. Presented by Naga Munchetty.
10. Episode 10
Aired 23 November 2020
Questions are asked when a year after a house fire a second claim comes in, while the data embedded in digital photographs submitted to support stolen items does not add up.
11. Episode 11
Aired 24 November 2020
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.
12. Episode 12
Aired 25 November 2020
A fraudster feigns innocence when caught scamming a holiday company. Elsewhere, CCTV shows that an employee claiming compensation was actually drunk when he fell.
13. Episode 13
Aired 26 November 2020
An exploration of insurance fraud, including dishonest claimants being caught on camera.
14. Episode 14
Aired 27 November 2020
A gang of fraudsters' million-pound wine bar insurance racket is uncovered, and insurers receive a bizarre claim after a dog damages an expensive surgical bed.
15. Episode 15
Aired 27 November 2020
Anti-fraud teams deal with a crash-for-cash duo when an £8million scam is exposed, and food poisoning leaves one insurer with a claim for eight holiday-makers. Last in the series.