A team of hustlers - Alexis Conran, Paul Wilson and Jessica-Jane Clement, try out some notorious scams on ‘marks’, filmed with hidden cameras. The aim is to reveal how scams work so that the viewer can avoid being ripped off by the same con.
A team of hustlers - Alexis Conran, Paul Wilson and Jessica-Jane Clement, try out some notorious scams on ‘marks’, filmed with hidden cameras. The aim is to reveal how scams work so that the viewer can avoid being ripped off by the same con.
The team perform the classic monte scam at the beach, bag a £600 necklace from a jewellery shop, carry out a propositio
Scams include overcharging for worthless packages, a proposition bet involving a shot of whisky and a shot of water, sel
The team reveal how fake customs officers are committing daylight robbery by stripping unwitting travellers of their sup
The team continue their swindling spree by tricking a barman into paying a reward for a supposedly valuable ring using "
A team of professional con artists demonstrate more scams, including how to sell a hire car over and over again. They al
They claim compensation for damaged goods after orchestrating an accident, use other people's phones to call premium-rat
They obtain credit cards in a victim's name just from items found in rubbish bins, and confuse shopkeepers into giving t
Show eight is the last in the first series and features the Psychic Scam, which shows how a hustler can cheat you with f
First in the new series sees the team conning a delivery man into giving them his goods, making a couple in a cafe buy a
This episode's proposition bet involves the circumference of a beer glass being longer than its height. Stealing a victi
The gang steal someone's car by pretending to be a valet parking service, Alex pretends to have an injured leg so as to
Jess uses a distraction technique while Alex removes the contents of there car's boot, getting free drinks by inviting m
How to steal a car with a clever bit of role playing and how a mock auction can con members of the public into buying ch
The gang show us how to con members of the public into giving away credit card details via a fake charity scratch card j
The gang steel laptops by offering a free memory upgrade, they picking pockets in a cafe, hack someone's wireless networ
The gang set up an fashion store, but all the clothes in it are second hand. Alex works his charms as a fake waiter and
The gang clamp someone's car and take a bribe to take it off, they show us how simple it is to sell non-organic produce
Alex and Paul set up a market stall that sells fake TV show props and autographs, while Jess sells bus tour vouchers to
Alex and Paul sell games consoles at cheap prices to get some lads to give them their cash. Also Jess and Alex use a hot
Alex drops a wallet full of Euros in the Drop Swindle. Jess fills a bag with leaflets in the tourist information centre
Jess cons people into giving her money in a pub by posing as a barmaid. Paul gets a neighbouring table to pay for his bi
Paul accidentally overpays for a purchase in an antique shop with his last cheque. He asks for the change in cash, but o
The hustlers demonstrate pickpocketing techniques while crossing the road. Paul sells an envelope of worthless newspaper
Alex and Jess fake an argument in a jeweller's shop allowing Paul to use sleight of hand to steal an expensive watch. Al
Paul and Alex pose as gas installers and rip off unsuspecting householders. Jess hacks into a cash machine to double her
Paul and Alex sell dodgy camcorders from a white van to unsuspecting members of the public. The gang con a pub into lett
Alex and Jess rob a hotel room by posing as hotel employees; Jess and Paul pretend to be from a film crew, ask a mark if
Alex and Jess empty a house by faking a security survey and a prize draw; in Ibiza, the team sell fake jewels; Paul wins
The hustlers sell a fake device which supposedly adds credit to an Oyster Card; cheat in 3 card brag by marking cards an
The hustlers pass counterfeit cash by previously handing shops a pen that supposedly detects counterfeit notes; demonstr
The gang sell a car but keep a spare set of keys to steal it back (The Boomerang); install a fake cash machine to duplic
The gang pull off an escrow scan by pretending to be a trustworthy pub landlord; manage to persuade a couple to give the
The hustlers make up an event, hire a band, then steal their equipment; sell fake tickets for a club night in Ibiza; dem
The gang rely on the goodwill of hotel owners towards (fake) VIP guests to make them pay for worthless deliveries; play
The hustlers fool a white van man into thinking he has hit a pedestrian and get him to pay for her "damaged" laptop (The
Paul takes full advantage of a hotel's services (and room contents) using nothing more than an air of authority (Fake Do
The hustlers dress up as security guards, turn up at a shop which is expecting its weekly cash takings to be collected,
The gang hire some expensive jewelry for a fake photo shoot, which comes accompanied by security guards, and walk out wi
The gang decide it's time to hit Las Vegas in this latest series. The gang take $80,000 worth of jewellery with the hel
Jess dresses up to steal hotel guest\'s belongings while Paul and Alex will do the same with the guest\'s cars. They als
The team decide they want the pot in the a Blackjack game, Jess uses her feminine charms to win some money at pool and t
Alex and Jess hit the jackpot when they talk a few slot players out of their winnings, and the hustlers leave an electri
The gang decicde to hustle some tourists to steal their luagage, Jess needs some change so decicdes to make of with a sl
Alex, Jess and Paul con a father and his daughter into buying counterfeit casino chips, use ingenious techniques to pick
Paul, with the help of Alex, cons a father and daughter into buying a device that can predict the numbers drawn on a liv
In the final episode of the series Alex pretends to be blind to cheat a casino and Paul cons an unsuspecting couple into
An innocent bystander is conned into paying £2000 to stop the publication of paparazzi photos (The Sweetheart Scam). Th
The boys demonstrate an ingenious method to sneak a marked pack of cards into a big money poker game (Lady Luck). The Pi
Described as the "most common scam in the world", the 419 scam is demonstrated; Jess persuades someone to hand over his
Alex poses as a talented but shy mathematician to convince people to invest in a Blackjack system; Jess steals some item
Paul reprises his role as a fake doctor to convince marks to bet at a fake betting shop run by the team (The Wire); Alex
The team sets up their own art gallery to sell fake art by a famous artist (Picture Perfect); Alex and Paul demonstrate
The hustlers trick two marks with an elaborate version of the Black Money Scam; Paul sets up a dodgy bureau de change (C
Paul becomes Maurice the Psychic to scam unsuspecting believers into parting with their savings (The Psychic); Jess spen
The team pose as antiques experts and manage to sell a couple their own statuette back to them (Double Take); Alex and P
A pair of marks are tricked into thinking they are buying the discs from the 2007 UK child benefit data scandal in the h
Jess convinces a mark to take a teddy to her nephew in Liverpool, but it contains a surprise (The Teddy Bear Scam); Andi
Alex and Jess helpfully direct some holidaymakers to a local car mechanic (Paul), who relieves them of their keys (The O
Alex demonstrates social compliance by posing as a police officer to take some tourists' passports (The Passport Cool-Ou
The team pay a cheque (which will bounce) to hire a boat, then ask for some of the money back in cash (The Boat Hire Sca
Alex and Jess sell some carpets from a market, but out of sight wrap up a cheap mat instead (The Wrap Up); Alex challeng
Paul offers to take photos of tourists using their own camera, but then the camera gets swiped by Jess and Alex (The Hel
Alex uses sleight of hand to swap keys for a left luggage locker to later steal its contents (The Bus Station Steal); Mi
The team manufacture fake international phone cards that use premium rate phone lines (The Phone Home Hustle); Lisa Maff
Paul demonstrates how easy it is to switch a genuine bank note with a fake one (The Counterfeit Con); Alex rotates a gla
Paul poses as a hotel bellboy to relieve some guests of their bags (The Hotel Check Out); Joel Beckett is challenged to
The hustlers go shopping for expensive sports cars and drive away with their biggest pay day yet. Alex, Paul and Jess te
The gang organize a charity raffle to get the guests money and then win the prizes themselves. Paul and Alex scam some p
Jess becomes a pregnant woman to get peoples attention when she's clumsy while Paul swoops in and steals their bag. Alex
A sofa becomes a antique dealer's worst nightmare when one is delivered with a certain con-woman hidden inside and a mis
Some pirate DVD's lead to a hefty fine for some people and the gang set up a recruitment office for some members of the
A text message sent by Jess allows Paul and Alex to be handed the keys to a very expensive car. Plus two bottles of cham
Jess scams a group of people saying that she could get them into a very exclusive club but it turns out that they won't
In the final episode of this series Jess and Alex head to a restaurant for a meal but leave with several customers card
Matt Willis joins the regular gang of Alex, Jess and Paul to rob a jewellery store with a security disguise and and a co
Brendan Cole joins Alex, Jess and Paul in this episode and he has to show that Alex has been cheating in a card game to
Zöe Salmon joins the group this week as she and Alex decide to change the Vehicle Identification Number of a car that i
Lisa Snowdon joins the team this week to get some parks buy a cheap painting which they think is worth a lot more so the
Anthony Costa joins the team this week and sells cheap vodka at wholesale prices only for the marks to be stop by Alex a
Kelli Young joins the group this week and becomes a cleaner along with Jess to clean up a marks house who believes it wi
Ben Hull joins the team this week and is tasked with getting a business card from a car dealership and then passes to Pa
Polly Parsons and Jazz Lintott join Jess Clement, Alexis Conran and Paul Wilson in their mission to expose cons and crim
Pop Idol's Gareth Gates plays the role of a stock market trader in a bogus business scam.
Former Eastenders wheeler dealer Joe Swash goes undercover, posing as a member of a film crew in a scam to relieve a TV
Dance act Diversity's front man Ashley Banjo goes undercover in an art scam.
Crimewatch presenter Rav Wilding is a guest hustler in a scam involving gold chains.
Hollyoaks actress Jennifer Metcalfe goes undercover in a lottery syndicate scam.
Hollyoaks actress Sarah Jayne Dunn goes undercover with Alex in a scam involving luxury watches, and Paul poses as a sec
Colin Murray poses as poker magazine journalist, helping the hustlers pull off a scam.
Actress Adele Silva helps the hustlers in a scam which involves the Forth Railway Bridge
Ex-Boyzone member Shane Lynch goes undercover as a tramp to help pull off a devious heist.
The Only Way Is Essex star Sam Faiers goes undercover as an ex-wife to help the Hustlers con a mark into buying part of
Radio 1 DJ Nihal helps con two unsuspecting marks into buying a bronze sculpture.
TV presenter Laura Hamilton helps the Hustlers scam a mark who's accused of stealing cash.
Shameless and EastEnders star Jody Latham helps the Hustlers pull off a gambling scam.
Hollyoaks star Gemma Atkinson helps pull off a real-life game of Grand Theft Auto.
Ex-Hollyoaks star Marcus Patrick joins the team in a con involving some buried treasure.
Ex-Coronation Street star Lucien Laviscount joins the team for an antiques-based con.
Former Blue Peter Presenter Konnie Huq joins the Hustlers in a scam involving time-share deals on a Scottish castle.
Even the very best con artists make mistakes sometimes and this episode exposes what happens when scams go wrong. Guest
