Claimed and Shamed

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.

A fraudster who tried to cheat his way to £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.

A 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.

A 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.

A 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.

A 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.

An 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.

A 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.

A woman's outlandish claim for £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.

A 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.