S5 E143 min
Episode 1
A removals boss films himself smuggling two million cigarettes into the UK, a fraudster poses as a single mum for £100,000 of benefits, and a GP practice manager defrauds the NHS.
Fraud Squad
Series 5
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10 episodes · First aired 2023-09-18
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S5 E243 min
Episode 2
A golf pro cheats the public purse out of thousands, a benefits cheat is caught performing as an Elvis impersonator, and a conman invents 188 fake kids to steal nearly £2 million.
S5 E343 min
Episode 3
A former Inland Revenue employee steals £7 million from HMRC, a woman claims a council flat while letting her home, and a benefit scrounger fakes single status to max her claims.
S5 E443 min
Episode 4
A gang steal £16 million smuggling booze into the UK, a fraudster ditches the crutches to walk home with his benefits, and a dentist fabricates patients to steal thousands.
S5 E543 min
Episode 5
A couple overcharge the council £400,000 in a care home staffing scam, a man illegally sublets his council house to his children, and a woman claiming she can’t work has two jobs.
S5 E643 min
Episode 6
A tax scam nets fraudsters over a million pounds, a benefits cheat feigns disability to steal thousands, and a council tenant tries to bag a house at a knockdown price.
S5 E743 min
Episode 7
A gang evade £3 million in tax by selling illicit petrol, a manager steals from his own taxpayer-funded charity to buy holidays, and a takeaway owner cheats HMRC out of £170,000.
S5 E843 min
Episode 8
Three brothers with a hospitality empire pinch £3 million of taxpayer cash, a GP steals more than £1 million, and a couple claiming disability benefits are filmed walking unaided.
S5 E943 min
Episode 9
A school mops up taxpayer cash pretending to employ 40 cleaners, a union rep rips off her members and the NHS, and a man is guilty of illegally dumping 14,000 tonnes of waste.
S5 E1043 min
Episode 10
A dentist lets her unqualified boyfriend operate on her patients and pocket £120,000, a man sells dodgy student exemption certificates, and we look into the anatomy of an NHS fraud.