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An NHS finance boss claims a lottery win funded his huge property portfolio, but investigators unravel his web of lies. Meanwhile, a Department for Work and Pensions undercover fraud team delves into the world of bodybuilding to catch out a suspected benefit cheat.

September 2015
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Tax inspectors uncover the lies - and fake identities - behind a self-styled U-boat captain and his wife when their disability company is rumbled as a sham to con the system. Elsewhere, Department for Work and Pensions fraud investigators catch a green-fingered cheat on camera.
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Police in West Yorkshire pounce on an elderly woman stealing her vulnerable brother's pension and the judge doesn't let her age get in the way of sentencing. Fraud investigators from the DWP serve time on a pub landlord in Pembrokeshire who is fiddling the benefits system in the form of pension credits.
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DWP fraud investigators and Hounslow Council team up after receiving a tip-off that a single mum claiming benefits is not so single after all, but their investigation uncovers a much more complex fraud.
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An £8m tax evasion scam takes HMRC investigators across the country in a bid to trace money and ringleaders from fake construction firms, while the founder of a kids' cancer charity and a council benefits assessor are both caught out by investigators uncovering two money-making scams which are stealing money from the peopl...
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HMRC uncover a huge VAT and tax fraud by a farmer who turns fugitive when the heat is on, while fraud investigators from the DWP also deal with some fast footwork from a fraudster... but this time it's on the dance floor.
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NHS Scotland investigators stop two swindlers who are stealing dental equipment and selling it online, raking in £75,000. The DWP uses undercover surveillance when investigators are on the case of a greedy grandmother claiming disability benefits. Teenager Malik reveals how being a young carer for his mum and having to put...
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A family claim they are all disabled to steal over £200,000 in benefits, which they use to enjoy a lavish lifestyle, drive expensive cars and have luxury holidays, but they don't count on DWP investigators and their covert cameras, which finally call time on their cheating ways. One man struggles to adapt to the changes he...
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An NHS accounts worker swindles over half a million pounds from a renowned cancer hospital, diverting funds into the accounts of her associates, leaving NHS investigators chasing the cash. A couple dupe the benefits system by claiming to be single, but photos of the pair prove otherwise. One boy struggles with life through...
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Police in North Yorkshire swoop to catch a group of women purporting to be carers in order to con cash from an elderly lady, while another couple open their home to offer a lifeline to three vulnerable women, giving them a much-needed family life. One boy faces an uncertain future, living with a condition so rare that he i...
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A taxi firm boss is caught fiddling the books when HMRC take a closer look at his earnings, and it turns out the whole family is in on the scam. Fraud investigators from the DWP uncover damning videos of one man's travels, proving he's not as disabled as his benefit forms claim.
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Employees at a back-to-work scheme swindle the system to line their own pockets with taxpayer cash in a brazen £300K scam. Investigators from HMRC take a closer look at the tax returns of a renowned consultant from Belfast who is accused of evading hundreds of thousands in tax, and we see the incredible fighting spirit of ...
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Two NHS workers concoct a scam to steal £300K from their employers by buying IT equipment at hugely inflated costs from a company they own on the side, but when fraud investigators get wind of the swindle, the couple flee to Cyprus.
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A family-run sandwich shop business in the north of England finds itself in a pickle with tax investigators after they fail to declare a £1m tax bill and squander their earnings on a luxury lifestyle.
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A husband-and-wife team working as psychics cite disabilities to claim hundreds of thousands of pounds in benefits, but they don't see the fraud team and their antics are caught on camera.
May 2015
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Investigators reveal how a family who seemed to have hit hard times were hiding fraud.(R)
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The fraud team at Ealing call on a handwriting expert to help convict two benefit cheats.(R)
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Officers at Southwark Council unwittingly uncover evidence of benefit fraud.(R)
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A benefit cheat tries to avoid paying back what he owes a council.(R)
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Matt meets fraud investigators who were on the trail of a Jaguar-driving benefit cheat.(R)
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