Claimed and Shamed
Season 152012
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.
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.
10 Episodes
One man fakes his own personal injury claim using a nail gun, a would-be whiplash fraudster is caught out on bus CCTV, and a newly-formed police unit, IFED, raid a suspected fraudulent accident management company.
October 15, 2012A fraudster who tried to cheat his way to Β£2.35 million is caught red-handed, one of the country's largest-ever insurance fraud gangs gets busted, and a teacher's story of his burnt-out BMW goes up in smoke.
October 16, 2012A footballer who claimed he could not play is caught getting man of the match, a debt-ridden dentist fakes his own death, and a specialist police fraud unit executes a multi-location raid on a suspected motor fraud gang.
October 17, 2012A warehouse owner sends his own business up in smoke, bus CCTV proves a fraudster cannot be in two places at once, and insurance fraud enters the art world.
October 18, 2012A crafty claimer gets caught out at a theme park, a blazing Barnsley corner shop is not all it seems, and specialist police fraud unit, IFED, tracks down chihuahuas who may be back from the dead.
October 19, 2012A supposedly injured lorry driver is caught caravanning, bus CCTV proves that a fraudster's story is a pack of lies, and two young girls' careless email trail lands them in court.
October 22, 2012An ex-police officer's bogus personal injury claim is blown out of the water when he's caught with a jet ski, a crash-for-cash gang is caught in the act, and the specialist police fraud unit are on the trail of a trio of suspected fraudsters.
October 23, 2012A martial arts expert's large insurance claim gets the chop, a Ferrari driver gets a roasting and an inept conman gives the game away when he fails to hang up.
October 24, 2012A woman's outlandish claim for Β£750,000 is blown apart under surveillance, a carpet fitter attempts to fit up his insurance company, and the ringleader of one of the largest crash-for-cash gangs is brought to justice.
October 25, 2012A supposedly injured man is caught displaying surprisingly athletic abilities, a company's state-of-the-art, on-board technology catches would-be fraudsters in the act, and a crash involving a pedestrian appears to be an Oscar-worthy performance.
October 26, 2012