Season 4

Episodes

1. 1

   1. Sesay/UBU/Barnes

   11 Feb 2013

   Matt Allwright looks into the work of fraud investigators determined to catch those who steal from the public purse. And he meets the genuine claimants who deserve government help. Matt meets the fraud investigators who are on the trail of one woman who they believe is using various identities to work illegally in the UK as a nurse and claim benefits to the tune of £180,000.

2. 2

   2. Raymont/Red Cross/Dhindsa

   12 Feb 2012

   After 30 years living abroad, Sandra Forshaw returns to the UK and claims benefits, but suspicions are soon raised. And when Oxford City Council launch an investigation, they uncover the real identity of the woman, amid decades of lies. And Matt meets the people who stepped in to help 84-year-old Dorothy during her hospital stay.

3. 3

   3. Ogunsanya/Family Mosaic/Power

   13 Feb 2013

   Fraud investigators look into the case of a new father who was left holding the baby.

4. 4

   4. Nicholson/Camelia Botnar/Breach

   14 Feb 2013

   An investigation into a council department head unearths a number of ghost employees.

5. 5

   5. Lounnas/Family Fund/Jones

   15 Feb 2013

   Ealing Council discover a cache of false identities, forged documents and benefit claims.

6. 6

   6. Arwo/Macmillan/Connor

   18 Feb 2013

   A five-year investigation by West Midlands Police reveals a sophisticated fraud.

7. 7

   7. Crane/Action for Blind/Goatley

   19 Feb 2013

   Matt meets the Croydon fraud investigators hot on the trail of a £47,000 benefit cheat.

8. 8

   8. Burrell and Hoyle/Ascend/Couchman

   20 Feb 2013

   Investigators discover the truth behind a jet-setting couple's lavish lifestyle.

9. 9

   9. Kemp/Reach Out/Brown

   22 Feb 2013

   Havering Council discover a £168,000 fraud behind a seemingly single mum.

10. 10

    10. Ikem/Hardwick/Esfandmozd

    23 Feb 2013

    Croydon Council learn they have been paying out claims for empty or derelict homes.

11. 11

    11. Dantas/Canine Partners/Lindsell

    25 Feb 2013

    Fraud investigators at Brent uncovering a carousel of benefit fraud amounting to £190,000.

12. 12

    12. Glanister/Homestart/Barber

    26 Feb 2013

    The story of a finance manager who used taxpayer money to fund her lifestyle.

13. 13

    13. Harrison/Access to Work/Aboutarik

    27 Feb 2013

    Croydon Council follows up on a tip-off about a benefit claimant using a stolen identity.

14. 14

    14. Sewell/Disability Dynamics/Iqbal

    28 Feb 2013

    Investigators for the NHS discover a financial analyst siphoning off taxpayers' money.

15. 15

    15. 20 Maxwell/Turn 2 Us/Alexander

    1 Mar 2013

    Fraud investigators catch a tax dodger who avoided paying hundreds of thousands of pounds.

16. 16

    16. Mooney/Abilitynet/Page

    4 Mar 2013

    Matt meets fraud investigators who were on the trail of a Jaguar-driving benefit cheat.

17. 17

    17. Wright/Bibic/Smith

    5 Mar 2013

    A benefit cheat tries to avoid paying back what he owes a council.

18. 18

    18. Adogbeji/Enthusiasm/Hussein

    6 Mar 2013

    Officers at Southwark Council unwittingly uncover evidence of benefit fraud.

19. 19

    19. Mohamedy/Contact a Family/Careswell

    7 Mar 2013

    The fraud team at Ealing call on a handwriting expert to help convict two benefit cheats.

20. 20

    20. Coffey/Papworth Trust/Peake

    8 Mar 2013

    Investigators reveal how a family who seemed to have hit hard times were hiding fraud.