5LI: Cross-Border Benefit Fraud 06 MAR 2011




5 live Investigates show

Summary: Polish criminal gangs are enticing job-seeking Poles to Britain with the promise of a job. Their aim? To steal their victims identity and rip-off the UK benefits system and run up credit and loans which will never be repaid. 5 live Investigates speaks to two victims caught up in the scam. Also: we reveal how Saif Gaddafi ingratiated himself with British high-society. Plus, Ahsan Ali Syed was the man who failed in his attempt to buy Blackburn Rovers last year, but now he's popped-up down under, where his company is accused of a multi-million dollar loan swindle.