Tragedy in the air – a con woman posing as a grieving widow takes advantage of a terrible disaster to fake her husband's death. A mechanic who wanted £50,000 after he claimed a faulty car jack fell on his hand is stopped in his tracks when investigators find his version of events just doesn't stack up.

A young woman seeking compensation after an accident supposedly left her barely able to walk ends up in the high court when investigators discover her injuries had not put a stop to her world travels. And the scammer who took out a string of dodgy motor policies over the phone is caught out by sharp-eared investigators.

The lies of a factory worker claiming £90,000 for an accident at work are exposed when his bosses reveal he wasn't even on site. A driver tries to get away with claiming for old damage to his car after a minor bump with a lorry is caught on camera. A cabbie who concocts a claim after a prang is told by a judge to cough up thousands. The influencer with a huge following on social media blows his own bogus injury claim out of the water by posting online. And a motorcyclist who fakes an accident with a taxi has the brakes slammed on his claim when an eyewitness with impeccable credentials comes forward to give evidence.