Paul Connolly delves into the world of fraud. Paul investigates scams involved with transport and travel, from gangs who cause crashes to claim for injuries, to fare dodgers who are part of a problem that costs the nation hundreds of millions of pounds a year.
Paul Connolly delves into the world of fraud. Paul and his team go undercover to expose the illegal unprescribed drugs trade. They find fake Valium that is much stronger than the recommended guidelines, and counterfeit cancer medication that could kill. Paul also visits the government's contraband drug warehouse.
Paul Connolly delves into the world of fraud. The team goes undercover to expose the growing problem of dodgy landlords committing benefit fraud. It is costing the UK a fortune, as these fraudsters earn cash renting out rooms and failing to declare it to the benefits office.
Paul Connolly delves into the world of fraud, exposing fake death certificates that are obtained to cash in lucrative life insurance policies, as well as a case in which a man pretended to be in a coma to avoid conviction.
Paul Connolly investigates the world of dodgy claims management companies, uncovering a scam where so-called professionals misdiagnose hearing loss in a bid to receive payouts in the thousands.
Paul Connolly investigates the world of identity theft, using a fake ID to open a bank account, recounting the case of a man who murdered his friend after taking out a life insurance policy on him, and looking at the growing problem of driving test impersonators.
Paul Connolly investigates phishing, a multi-million-pound enterprise that involves fraudsters trying to get people to hand over their personal bank details. As part of his investigation, Paul reveals the gang who stole £113 million over three years and also tracks down one of the UK's biggest phishing fraudsters, who manages to earn' up to £100,000 a week.
Boiler room scams involve cold callers selling unmissable investment opportunities in everything from wine and property to stocks and shares, which don't exist. Paul tracks down a gang who stole 200 people's savings and a former boiler room conman to reveal the secrets of the scams.
Forged documents are big business, from fake P45s and passports to bank statements and even gun licenses. Paul tracks down a forger able to doctor documents in a matter of minutes.
Consumer show. Investigative reporter Paul Connolly exposes criminal scams.
Investigative reporter Paul Connolly exposes criminal scams. Fake slimming drugs are at the heart of a multi-million pound business, but Paul reveals that the pills being sold are often illegal, unlicensed and dangerous.
Paul Connolly investigates the fraudulent schemes targeting motorists on high premiums with discounted insurance products that turn out not to be worth the paper they are written on. The multimillion-pound fraud leaves victims uninsured and potentially liable for huge costs in the event of a crash. But by the time the motorists have realised, the fake brokers have seemingly disappeared. Last in the series