Britain's Secret Charity Cheats

Every year we hand over more than £10 billion to support tens of thousands of hard-working charities. But charity fraud is on the rise. In this series, reporter Kevin Duala sets out to expose the scams and cons that mean your valuable donations end up in the fraudsters’ pockets. As well as investigating those who prey on the charity sector, this series celebrates the fantastic work of the UK’s charity heroes left to pick up the pieces. And Kevin provides tips and advice so we can make sure our gifts are spent exactly the way we intend. In this programme, the shocking story of the hospice manager who stole £90,000 intended to help the dead and dying, and we feature the story of the charity boss who stole hundreds of thousands to live the high life in the Caribbean.

Every year we hand over more than £10 billion to support tens of thousands of hard-working charities. But charity fraud is on the rise. In this series, reporter Kevin Duala sets out to expose the scams and cons that mean your valuable donations end up in the fraudsters’ pockets. As well as investigating those who prey on the charity sector, this series celebrates the fantastic work of the UK’s charity heroes left to pick up the pieces. And Kevin provides tips and advice so we can make sure our gifts are spent exactly the way we intend. In this programme, the sporting family who used their fame to steal donations intended to help underprivileged children, and the boss who helped himself to more than £650,000 of charity funds to pay for his gambling habit.

Every year we hand over more than £10 billion to support tens of thousands of hard-working charities. But charity fraud is on the rise. In this series, reporter Kevin Duala sets out to expose the scams and cons that mean your valuable donations end up in the fraudsters’ pockets. As well as investigating those who prey on the charity sector, this series celebrates the fantastic work of the UK’s charity heroes left to pick up the pieces. And Kevin provides tips and advice so we can make sure our gifts are spent exactly the way we intend. In this programme, the once popular charity fundraiser who faked cancer to trick his own family out of thousands, and the so-called 'ghost learners' used to scam an educational charity out of nearly half a million pounds.

Every year we hand over more than £10 billion to support tens of thousands of hard-working charities. But charity fraud is on the rise. In this series, reporter Kevin Duala sets out to expose the scams and cons that mean your valuable donations end up in the fraudsters’ pockets. As well as investigating those who prey on the charity sector, this series celebrates the fantastic work of the UK’s charity heroes left to pick up the pieces. And Kevin provides tips and advice so we can make sure our gifts are spent exactly the way we intend. In this programme, the crook who tricked more than 100 job seekers looking for work in the charity sector out of thousands of pounds, and the bosses of the anti-bullying charity helping themselves to donations.

Every year we hand over more than £10 billion to support tens of thousands of hard-working charities. But charity fraud is on the rise. In this series, reporter Kevin Duala sets out to expose the scams and cons that mean your valuable donations end up in the fraudsters’ pockets. As well as investigating those who prey on the charity sector, this series celebrates the fantastic work of the UK’s charity heroes left to pick up the pieces. And Kevin provides tips and advice so we can make sure our gifts are spent exactly the way we intend. In this programme, the charity bosses who stole nearly £400,000 from a community gym, and the crooked accountant who stole from a local church charity.