Scams & Fraudsters
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Fake Friend: The Ticket Scammer
Unmasking the Somerset high-flyer who conned his school friends and hundreds more.
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Amanda Holden Joins Scam Interceptors for a BBC Scam Safe Week Special—Scam Interceptors
Amanda Holden is stepping into the fight against fraud – and this time, it’s personal.
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Scammers used our street to open fake accounts—Rip Off Britain, Series 17
Why did scammers use 12 addresses on one street to open bogus bank accounts?
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Web of Lies—Bad Nanny, Series 1
TikTok sleuths expose a con artist with multiple fake identities hiding a dark past.
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The Holiday Swindler
The story of how, for some, the trip of a lifetime turned into a phantom holiday.
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Episode 1—Confessions of a Teenage Fraudster, Series 1
Sixteen-year-old Elliot embarks upon a life of fraud.
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Free Cash—Scam Land: Money, Mayhem and Maseratis, Series 1
Mobeen Azhar investigates rumours of a scam involving a student who handed out cash.
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Bad Influencer: The Great Insta Con
The shocking story of social media wellness star Belle Gibson.
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Heanor 17—Bargain Hunt, Series 73
Christina has advice on how to spot fake and counterfeit items in the antiques world.
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Episode 1—Dr Xand's Con or Cure, Series 3
We investigate the dangers of Brazilian butt lifts.
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Hunting the Whisky Bandits—Disclosure
Hunting down the fraudsters lurking in the shadows of Scotland’s whisky industry.
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Are We Dating the Same Fraudster?—Scams & Scandals
Imagine finding out your boyfriend was a serial love rat, with a string of convictions.
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Jobfished
Catrin Nye investigates the glamorous company that faked its own existence.
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Blackmailed: The Sextortion Killers
Reporter Tir Dhondy investigates the rise of sextortion scams on social media.
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Hunting the Catfish Crime Gang
James's attempts to recover his stolen identity unearth a shocking web of organised crime.
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My Insta Scammer Friend
The story of infamous American influencer Caroline Calloway.
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Deepfake Porn: Could You Be Next?
Film exploring the rise of deepfake porn, a new form of image-based sexual abuse.
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The Chef, The Model and The Missing Millions—Scams & Scandals
The inside story of a crime gang that stole millions of pounds in government loans.
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Secrets of the Multi-Level Millionaires: Ellie Undercover
Ellie Flynn goes undercover to investigate a multibillion-pound online selling industry.
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Episode 1—The Great Art Fraud, Series 1
Art’s most sensational fraud. Inigo Philbrick lives in luxury, having conned collectors.
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The Great Ticket Rip-Off—Scams & Scandals
Reporter Steffan Powell delves into the murky world of ticket touts.
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Another Body: My AI Porn Nightmare—Storyville
A student investigates when she finds out there is deepfake pornography of her online.
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Matched with a Predator—Disclosure
Exposing the crimes of prolific romance fraudster Christopher Harkins.
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The Decoy—The Black Swan, Series 1
Danish lawyer Amira Smajic, once a trusted advisor to notorious gangs, wants out.
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