Claimed and Shamed

Insurance cheats come under the spotlight of investigators. Today, when he finds himself facing a prison sentence, a builder says he was given dodgy advice before faking a claim. The tables are turned on a burglary victim who turns rogue to get his hands on a bigger payout. A not-so-jolly sailor ends up in hot water after his boat goes up in flames. A skier is on thin ice when he fails to disclose a hefty payout that had already been paid into his account, and a serial claims cheat is caught on camera when he’s recorded on CCTV.

Insurance cheats come under the spotlight of the investigators. Today, a jogger fakes a £6,500 payout, but his antics are caught on CCTV. A scammer is exposed online after using multiple identities to cash in following a series of robberies, while an adrenaline junkie wanting a £50,000 payout for his injuries has his claim wiped out when he shares his adventures on social media. A driver is exposed for implicating his nearest and dearest in a false claim, and a dog owner plays fast and loose with her pet policy to get reimbursed for a £4,000 vet bill.

Insurance cheats come under the spotlight of the investigators. Today, a woman injured in an accident sees her claim go belly up when she gets on the dance floor. A serving police officer gets involved in a brazen attempt to get a payout for bikes that don’t even exist, while a binman claiming for serious injuries fails to mention his sporting sideline. A disgruntled employee is willing to harm herself as part of a bogus claim, and a salsa dancer’s exaggerated injury claims are exposed in court.

Insurance cheats come under the spotlight of the investigators. Today, a pet owner who can’t get his story straight about his dogs’ disappearance, and a serial scammer whose scheming earned him a huge 50 grand payout has the brakes slammed on his claims when he is sentenced to 22 months behind bars. A trio who submit separate injury claims by faking trips over drain covers see their scam flushed out by investigators. Dodgy whiplash claims made by a group of friends following a car crash are delivered a huge blow when online footage of them boxing shows they’re fighting fit, and a globetrotter who fakes a document to claim for a camera damaged on holiday sees his hopes of a payout disappear in a flash.

Insurance cheats come under the spotlight of the investigators. Today, a con man is exposed when he loses his cool with call centre staff. A holidaymaker is left to foot a huge medical bill abroad after being caught changing his story. A scammer behind a large-scale one-man crime spree is stopped in his tracks by counter fraud officials. A cyclist’s claim hits the skids when he takes to social media to show off his bike, and a man in a van who has a bang with a bus is caught out on camera.

A factory worker pursuing an £800,000 injury claim following a production-line accident is caught out on camera. Two men trying to cash in on a car crash are exposed as liars when investigators go online and find out what they’ve really been up to. An inmate in a high-security prison ends up in hot water after falling on a wet floor. A driver who ran up £134,000 in hire car charges while claiming that his vehicle isn’t roadworthy has the brakes slammed on his case when photo evidence reveals his deceit. And a footballer scores an own goal when his online posts kick his claim for whiplash into touch.

A burst pipe, a ruined family home and a £30,000 insurance claim put investigators on high alert. The brakes are applied to a series of deliberate, but very lucrative, car crashes that are putting other road users’ lives in peril. A prison inmate struck down with a gastric illness blames the prison food, but the governor’s having none of it. A blagging biker breaks his leg but then tries to take the council for a ride to get a payout. And a young man who wanted a payout as he could no longer skateboard following an accident slips up with his own online posts.

A con woman posing as a grieving widow fakes her husbands death. A mechanics £50,000 claim for a car jack injury is stopped by investigators. A scammer who took out a string of dodgy motor policies over the phone is caught out.

A mans £90,000 claim for an accident at work is exposed when his bosses reveal he wasnt even there. A cabbie who concocts a claim is told to cough up thousands. A social media influencer blows his injury claim by posting online.

A father and son involved in a police chase end up on the wrong side of the law after making bogus claims. Two riders have an unlikely crash on a deserted street during lockdown. CCTV footage catches out 5 young men claiming for injuries.

A claim goes up in flames when a holiday fire in France turns out to be smoke and mirrors. A martial arts experts case is given the chop when his social media exposes his lies. Two roofers involved in a bump with a bus are caught out.

Shocking stories from the archive, including a life insurance beneficiary seeking deadly revenge after a bitter divorce and the con man who crashes his own car to get a payout. Fraudsters buying up empty wine bars to damage them and claim.

A man who lost his brother to Covid is jailed after fraudulently taking out life insurance policies in his siblings name after he had already died. A driver making a bogus claim is caught out by number plate recognition cameras.

A chef who makes a bogus claim by exaggerating his injuries finds himself in hot water. A dodgy driver who stops his car in the middle of a roundabout is caught out on CCTV. A hotel owner claiming to be too ill to work is caught out.