Britain's Secret Charity Cheats - Season 1
Season 1
Episodes
Episode 1
This episode features the story of Simon Buckden, who claimed he was a former war hero and promised to increase awareness of PTSD and raise money for cancer by running 100 marathons in 100 weeks. Buckden attracted many followers, but all was not as it seemed. Kevin also goes on raids with the British Transport Police to track down bogus collectors. The programme features a cold-calling company who pretended that they were raising money to support injured emergency service workers, and we meet the people behind a genuine charity that is trying to encourage stem cell donors from Britain's ethnic communities.
Episode 2
Reporter Kevin Duala sets out to expose charity scammers, featuring the inside story of a Sheffield-based bogus children's charity that led to an international manhunt. Kevin also spends a day as a street collector and exposes a flaw in the regulations that helps bogus collectors get away with their crimes, and he tells the story of a ú5 million charity fraud. The programme also highlights one Welsh charity helping the homeless and looks at the vital work of one children's hospital charity.
Episode 3
The programme meets the former paratrooper who has had enough and takes on the bogus military charities collecting on the streets. There is also the story of a charity scammer who targeted young people. Kevin also finds out what benefits charity fundraising balls can bring, and we highlight the work of a charity that helps give homeless youngsters a new start in life.
Episode 4
Reporter Kevin Duala sets out to expose charity scammers, including one insider fraud that threatened a vital charity used by disabled children and a con that led to the demise of a lifesaving lifeboat charity. The programme meets one great charity providing much-needed meals on wheels, and we investigate how much of the money spent in charity shops actually goes to good causes.
Episode 5
The programme investigates one con man who took advantage of donations to survivors after the Grenfell Tower fire, Kevin Duala examines how criminals try to take advantage of charity bag collections, and there is the story of former professional footballers who damaged sporting charities up and down the country with an outrageous scam. The programme also explores the work of a football charity that is helping children fulfil their academic potential.
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