Season 10

2018 · 15 episodes

Episodes

1Episode 1A 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.
2Episode 2Footage 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
3Episode 3A 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.
4Episode 4A 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 unravelled by insurance investigators, and CCTV comes to the fore as a fraudster's plan to cash in with a deliberate car crash is foiled.
5Episode 5Officers 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.
6Episode 6The Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department catch up with the short-tempered serial fraudster who terrorised claims handlers as he chased payment for a string of fraudulent claims, while a bogus claim for a pair of stolen mobile phones is cut off by investigators when the claimant's story fails to ring true. An attempt at a crash-for-cash scam backfires when CCTV footage supplied by the claimant to rubber-stamp their claim shows what really happened, while the past comes back to haunt a fraudster years after he thought he'd got away with it. Plus the bizarre bogus insurance claim that supposedly arose from a domestic dispute.
7Episode 7Fraud managers are left scratching their heads in disbelief when CCTV footage reveals an audacious bogus personal injury claim, a faulty freezer claim involving a frozen pig is put on ice when investigators suspect it is utter hogwash, and a businessman ends up behind bars when his attempt to defraud his insurer fails. A mother and daughter are given a lesson in fraud when one of them is caught impersonating the other in order to progress a claim, and in the USA, a routine police stop leads to the discovery of one woman's murder plot to cash in on her husband's life insurance policy.
8Episode 8The gravity of the situation hits home for an opportunist forced to come clean when investigators foil his attempted fraud, and an insurer is faced with a case of a mysterious passenger when they discover that the one of the claimants following a suspicious car crash wasn't even in the car. It's back to basics for one would-be insurance fraudster who induces a collision with a bus, despite not even being insured at the time, and there is the story of the doctor who lost everything following a greedy scam billing insurers for medical treatment that was never carried out.
9Episode 9CCTV reveals the truth behind a shameless attempt to claim for compensation, while a fraudulent claim for a stolen car fails to get out of first gear, and insurers go toe to toe with a bolshy boxer. The Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department catches up with the rogue insurance claims negotiator who used his expertise to fuel his gambling addiction, and a travel insurance claim is grounded when investigators make a startling discovery. In the USA, the police are called to a horrific crime scene that turns out to be part a sickening life insurance scam.
10Episode 10A builder's personal injury claim is rocked to its foundations when undercover filming reveals that he is far fitter than his claim would suggest, while black-box technology and social media are the undoing of two relatives behind a car insurance scam. A woman goes to extraordinary lengths to fool her insurers and bolster her claim after suffering a genuine an accident at work, a customer gets hung up with his times and dates as he attempts to claim for a lost mobile phone, and a holidaymaker is forced to come clean when investigators expose her lies.
11Episode 11A scam that started with a car crash, designed to line pockets, backfires badly. A greedy claimant uses a burglary as an opportunity to exaggerate his claim, while friendships are tested as skint students resort to fraudulent measures. Business partners bending the rules are caught out by social media, a motorcyclist entangles himself in a web of deceit, and a sprinkler scam leaves an opportunistic fraudster in deep water.
12Episode 12A globetrotter gets an earful when he is caught trying to claim twice for a pair of high-end headphones lost on holiday. Dashcam footage reveals the dirty work of a crash-for-cash gang as they attempt to cash in on an innocent victim, while a bin lorry is the unusual target of a scam with rubbish consequences. A pet portrait calls time on a lost watch claim as its metadata highlights all is not what it seems, and a football-loving claimant signed off work with injuries risks a stiff penalty.
13Episode 13Undercover 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 for some lost jewellery. A would-be fraudster attempts to extend her home insurance claim, and an absent-minded opportunist persists in a claim over a lost bag. A prisoner earns himself additional time behind bars when his slippery scam trips him up, and CCTV proves to be the ultimate eyewitness as a motorist does battle with a bus.
14Episode 14An expensive car scam backfires badly when investigators spot the tell-tale signs. Timelines conflict in a claim for a watch reported damaged in stormy weather when it's already on an insurer's radar as having been stolen, while an absent-minded fraudster claiming for a mobile phone gets rumbled when his lies tie him up in knots. Fancy footwork is the undoing of an opportunistic bus passenger with an eye for compensation, and pet insurers attempt to claw back a claimant's ill-gotten gains.
15Episode 15A jewellery lover with form loses her sparkle when the companies she targets identify multiple scams, while a hungry hotel guest outstays his welcome by faking an injury. Disaster on the dance floor ends in court with a claimant in a tangle when CCTV reveals all, and a holidaymaker tries it on with a phone scam that just won't fly as records highlight his handset is still up and running. Meanwhile, a chancer staging a car crash fails as he catches himself out with in-car technology.