0:00:00 > 0:00:04This is The Real Hustle: New Recruits!
0:00:04 > 0:00:08The hustlers are back! This time, they've brought in
0:00:08 > 0:00:11two new faces to help them with their scams.
0:00:11 > 0:00:14New recruits Polly and Jazz...
0:00:16 > 0:00:19..join original hustlers Paul, Jess and Alex.
0:00:21 > 0:00:24Working together as a team, they'll carry out scams
0:00:24 > 0:00:28that are more cunning and devious than ever before.
0:00:28 > 0:00:33- On tonight's show, Jess knocks... - Hello. Hi there.
0:00:33 > 0:00:36- ..Polly sucks... - On the go, start sucking.
0:00:36 > 0:00:42- ..and actress Jennifer Metcalfe blubs.- Don't start crying again!
0:01:24 > 0:01:26The hustlers have invited
0:01:26 > 0:01:29celebrity friends to help them with their scams.
0:01:29 > 0:01:34They'll be thrown in at the deep end. No training and no practice.
0:01:34 > 0:01:36Just straight in.
0:01:36 > 0:01:40Today's celebrity guest hustler is an actress best-known
0:01:40 > 0:01:44for her starring role in Hollyoaks - Jennifer Metcalfe.
0:01:46 > 0:01:48I'm a little bit nervous, because I don't know
0:01:48 > 0:01:51if I'm capable of getting money or anything off someone.
0:01:51 > 0:01:54I hope I don't burst out laughing halfway through.
0:01:54 > 0:01:58I haven't got a clue what I'm doing, so...
0:01:58 > 0:02:00I'm just going to go with the flow
0:02:00 > 0:02:03and just try and put my butter-wouldn't-melt eyes on.
0:02:03 > 0:02:08Jennifer hasn't been told any details of today's scam.
0:02:08 > 0:02:13She's just been sent to a restaurant, where a table has been booked in her name.
0:02:14 > 0:02:17- Hi.- Hi.- I have a reservation.
0:02:17 > 0:02:18OK, this way.
0:02:24 > 0:02:28It's not long before she's joined by a hustler.
0:02:28 > 0:02:35- Hiya.- Hello.- I'm Paul.- Paul, Jen. - Nice to meet you.- You too.
0:02:35 > 0:02:39- How are you feeling?- Good, good. A little tired.- Nervous?- Yeah.
0:02:39 > 0:02:41- Feel lucky?- Not really, no.
0:02:41 > 0:02:46- That's funny, because it has been the luckiest day of your life.- OK.
0:02:46 > 0:02:49You've won a massive amount of money.
0:02:49 > 0:02:54- OK.- Unfortunately, you need someone to help you collect it.- OK.
0:02:54 > 0:02:57This is a version of one of the oldest scams in the book.
0:02:57 > 0:03:00Usually played today with e-mails, maybe with scam mail
0:03:00 > 0:03:05that comes through the door, but we're going to do it old school style, person-to-person.
0:03:05 > 0:03:09- What do you think?- I'm up for it. - We're going to find out.
0:03:09 > 0:03:11Jennifer will need all that enthusiasm and more,
0:03:11 > 0:03:14as she goes undercover in... The Syndicate!
0:03:20 > 0:03:23A smart city hotel is the scene of crime today.
0:03:23 > 0:03:27These young ladies enter the foyer, minding their own business.
0:03:27 > 0:03:30One of them has just become the mark.
0:03:33 > 0:03:36There's a business conference happening in the hotel,
0:03:36 > 0:03:38and here come a couple of delegates.
0:03:38 > 0:03:41It's Jess and Jennifer
0:03:41 > 0:03:44moving in for the hit.
0:03:44 > 0:03:47The first stage of the scam is going to draw a bit of attention,
0:03:47 > 0:03:51because these smartly dressed business ladies
0:03:51 > 0:03:53are about to have a right old barney.
0:03:53 > 0:03:56You've cost us not hundreds, but thousands, you know that, don't you?
0:03:56 > 0:03:59- I thought I was doing the right thing.- Shut up!
0:03:59 > 0:04:02- Stop crying, for goodness sake! - I thought I was...- Ssh!
0:04:02 > 0:04:06It sounds like Jennifer has done something very stupid, which has
0:04:06 > 0:04:08- cost Jess a lot of money. - Do you know what really- BLEEP?
0:04:08 > 0:04:13People in there are not giving you a hard time, because they know you'll not stop crying.
0:04:13 > 0:04:16I don't care if you cry, because you need to be told what you've done is wrong!
0:04:16 > 0:04:19They understand it's a simple mistake.
0:04:19 > 0:04:21It's not a simple mistake. Stop crying.
0:04:21 > 0:04:25The mark hasn't recognised Jennifer. So far, so good.
0:04:25 > 0:04:28But she's certainly noticed the noisy squabbling.
0:04:28 > 0:04:31It wasn't actually your ticket, so why would you put your name on it?
0:04:31 > 0:04:34They gave it to me and I saw, "Write your name," so I wrote it.
0:04:34 > 0:04:37The scene is also drawing attention from the hotel staff.
0:04:37 > 0:04:40- Hi there, ladies, everything OK? - Yeah, we're fine.
0:04:40 > 0:04:43In fact, it's new hustler Polly.
0:04:44 > 0:04:48- Hi, you OK?- She's here to strike up a conversation with the mark.
0:04:48 > 0:04:53I'm the customer relations manager here, so if you've got any problems,
0:04:53 > 0:04:56want any help with anything, don't hesitate to call me.
0:04:56 > 0:04:59- OK.- Sorry, what was your name? - Gemma.- Gemma...?- Kramer.- Kramer.
0:04:59 > 0:05:01I'll just get my card for you, OK?
0:05:01 > 0:05:04The fake customer service manager heads off,
0:05:04 > 0:05:07with the argument still raging behind her.
0:05:07 > 0:05:11It's like butter wouldn't melt, and I'm the only one who knows what you're like!
0:05:11 > 0:05:15- I asked why it was given to you in the first place! - Time for Alex to join the girls.
0:05:15 > 0:05:17He's also playing a convention-goer.
0:05:17 > 0:05:21- Don't even come and speak to me for the rest of the day.- Hey!
0:05:22 > 0:05:26I'm so sorry. Listen, she'll be fine.
0:05:26 > 0:05:29Just calm down. It's all a bit exciting.
0:05:33 > 0:05:35I know.
0:05:39 > 0:05:43She's just being stupid, because you were trying to help.
0:05:43 > 0:05:48As Alex tries to console Jennifer, Polly returns.
0:05:48 > 0:05:52- Hi there, is everything OK here? - Yes, thank you.
0:05:52 > 0:05:54Ms Kramer? Here's your card.
0:05:54 > 0:05:58- You want anything and I'll sort it. - Thank you.- OK, enjoy your day.
0:05:58 > 0:06:01- That lady's name... - Enjoy your day.- Thank you.
0:06:01 > 0:06:03That lady's name is Kramer. Excuse me?
0:06:03 > 0:06:06Did I hear right? Is your name Kramer?
0:06:06 > 0:06:09- What's your first name?- Gemma.
0:06:09 > 0:06:12Alex has overheard the mark's name and, suddenly,
0:06:12 > 0:06:14has a light-bulb moment.
0:06:14 > 0:06:18Look, if her name is Kramer... You're Gabi Kramer.
0:06:18 > 0:06:23So, if you've got somebody with the same initial
0:06:23 > 0:06:27- and somebody with the same name. - That would be amazing.
0:06:27 > 0:06:31Sorry, excuse me. I know this sounds a bit outlandish,
0:06:31 > 0:06:35but we need somebody who's got the same name and initial as her.
0:06:35 > 0:06:37G Kramer. Do you spell your name that way as well?
0:06:37 > 0:06:40Yeah?
0:06:40 > 0:06:45I just wanted to ask you. Basically, what has happened is they do, um...
0:06:45 > 0:06:48We all work in the restaurant trade, but their restaurant
0:06:48 > 0:06:50have got a little lottery syndicate al together.
0:06:50 > 0:06:55And they buy a ticket every week and she looks after it.
0:06:55 > 0:06:58And she wrote her name on it, because the lottery say you should
0:06:58 > 0:07:01write your note on the back of it, cos, if it's winning,
0:07:01 > 0:07:03then nobody else can take it off you.
0:07:03 > 0:07:05They were going to cash it,
0:07:05 > 0:07:08but realised Gabi was out of the country when the ticket was bought,
0:07:08 > 0:07:11so she's not allowed to cash it.
0:07:11 > 0:07:15- I didn't know that. I just found out...- So here's the story.
0:07:15 > 0:07:19They're in a work lottery syndicate and have won a lot of money,
0:07:19 > 0:07:21but Gabi Kramer here
0:07:21 > 0:07:24has only gone and written her name on the back of the ticket,
0:07:24 > 0:07:27but she was abroad at the time and you have to be in the country
0:07:27 > 0:07:32when the purchase takes place, so now, she can't claim the winnings.
0:07:32 > 0:07:34The ticket's won quite a lot of money.
0:07:34 > 0:07:37That's why the girl was giving her...
0:07:37 > 0:07:40Basically, they find out that the other five people
0:07:40 > 0:07:43have won tens of thousands and they can't cash it.
0:07:43 > 0:07:45By a miraculous coincidence,
0:07:45 > 0:07:49the mark has exactly the same family name and initial.
0:07:49 > 0:07:53Of course, this is no coincidence at all.
0:07:53 > 0:07:55Hi there, are you OK?
0:07:55 > 0:08:00Customer service manager Polly only introduced herself to the mark in order to find out her name.
0:08:00 > 0:08:02- Sorry, what was your name?- Gemma.
0:08:02 > 0:08:04- Gemma?- Kramer. - Kramer, lovely to meet you.
0:08:04 > 0:08:06Behind the scenes,
0:08:06 > 0:08:09she then printed out a badge with the same name and initial.
0:08:09 > 0:08:14When she returned to the foyer, she slipped the badge to Jennifer.
0:08:14 > 0:08:17- Is everything OK here? - Yes, thank you, yes.
0:08:17 > 0:08:20Whilst Polly handed over her business card,
0:08:20 > 0:08:25the badge came out, turning Jennifer into Gabi Kramer.
0:08:26 > 0:08:30Alex wants to persuade the mark to collect the winnings,
0:08:30 > 0:08:33using her name G Kramer.
0:08:33 > 0:08:37What I was going to ask you is, apparently, all you need to do is
0:08:37 > 0:08:41go to a newsagents, give the ticket and they give you a certificate
0:08:41 > 0:08:43that you've won and
0:08:43 > 0:08:47then send you the cheque. If you could basically get the ticket,
0:08:47 > 0:08:51go to the newsagent and get the certificate, that's all we'd need.
0:08:51 > 0:08:52It's thousands of pounds.
0:08:52 > 0:08:55Her boss owns a restaurant in Mayfair
0:08:55 > 0:08:58and he's part of the syndicate. I'm sure he will take care of you.
0:08:58 > 0:09:01They'll pay you 500 quid or something.
0:09:01 > 0:09:05You see, without someone like you, they'd get nothing.
0:09:05 > 0:09:09- Would you be able to do that? - I'd be so, so happy!
0:09:09 > 0:09:14500 quid for doing almost nothing? Who could resist?
0:09:17 > 0:09:20I'll tell you what. I'll give you. Have you got a pen and paper?
0:09:20 > 0:09:23I'll give you this address and come to the restaurant.
0:09:23 > 0:09:27The mark agrees to meet Alex and the rest of the syndicate
0:09:27 > 0:09:29at their restaurant later this afternoon.
0:09:29 > 0:09:32We'll be there, so see you later. I'll call if anything changes.
0:09:32 > 0:09:37But she's going to find out that Lady Luck isn't on her side today.
0:09:37 > 0:09:39It's not that I don't trust you,
0:09:39 > 0:09:42- I just don't know you.- BLEEP! - I'm sorry, I really am.
0:09:53 > 0:09:58When hustlers go out, they don't bring money, they bring prop bets.
0:10:00 > 0:10:03The proposition bet only has one rule -
0:10:03 > 0:10:06and that's that the hustler always wins.
0:10:10 > 0:10:14New recruit Polly is out on the town with some friends.
0:10:14 > 0:10:17But Polly knows hustlers never buy the drinks.
0:10:17 > 0:10:19Right, Ben, I'll ask you a question.
0:10:19 > 0:10:24- Do you think, in my glass, I've more drink than you've got in yours?- Yes.
0:10:24 > 0:10:28- Yeah? OK. I've got a little challenge for you.- Yeah?- OK.
0:10:28 > 0:10:31Right, this is the bet, OK? I bet that
0:10:31 > 0:10:35- I can drink all of this...- Yeah. - ..before you could finish yours.
0:10:35 > 0:10:39OK? If I do finish mine before yours, you have to buy me a drink.
0:10:39 > 0:10:43If you drink yours before I finish mine, then I'll buy you a drink.
0:10:43 > 0:10:47- What's the..?- Right, this is the condition, OK, right.
0:10:47 > 0:10:52The condition is, you have to drink both of these drinks
0:10:52 > 0:10:55- at the same time using both straws...- OK.
0:10:55 > 0:10:57..and keep sucking until all the liquid is gone.
0:10:57 > 0:11:01- Right.- Yeah?- OK. - So you up for this challenge?- OK.
0:11:01 > 0:11:03Give me a little shake? Yeah, OK?
0:11:03 > 0:11:05So, to win the prop bet,
0:11:05 > 0:11:09this guy needs to finish his drink before Polly does.
0:11:09 > 0:11:11And he has an edge.
0:11:11 > 0:11:15Not only does he have less liquid to start with, he has two glasses
0:11:15 > 0:11:19and two straws to drink from at the same time, for double the suction.
0:11:19 > 0:11:22One of you say, one, two, three, go.
0:11:22 > 0:11:25- Right, OK.- On the go, start sucking, yeah?- Yeah.- OK, Ready?
0:11:25 > 0:11:28One, two, three, go.
0:11:29 > 0:11:32- HE LAUGHS - He's almost finished.
0:11:39 > 0:11:41- Oh... - POLLY GASPS
0:11:41 > 0:11:44I won!
0:11:44 > 0:11:48Polly finished first and that's because her friend's glasses
0:11:48 > 0:11:52had an uneven amount of liquid in them.
0:11:52 > 0:11:55- Go!- Once he'd emptied one glass, he was just
0:11:55 > 0:11:57sucking up air through that straw,
0:11:57 > 0:12:02meaning he had no suction on the liquid left in the other glass,
0:12:02 > 0:12:06so he'd never be able to complete the challenge. What a sucker!
0:12:06 > 0:12:09SHE GASPS I won!
0:12:09 > 0:12:12Told you. Burp! Oh, my...
0:12:12 > 0:12:14LAUGHTER
0:12:14 > 0:12:17SHE LAUGHS LOUDLY
0:12:18 > 0:12:21I burped really loudly!
0:12:21 > 0:12:23LAUGHTER CONTINUES
0:12:23 > 0:12:27It just came out!
0:12:27 > 0:12:28LAUGHTER CONTINUES
0:12:30 > 0:12:33LAUGHTER CONTINUES
0:12:41 > 0:12:43Off to the bar. Yeah!
0:12:43 > 0:12:46Don't forget a day with Polly, will you, eh?
0:12:46 > 0:12:49MORE LAUGHTER
0:12:57 > 0:13:01Jess, Alex and Paul are taking a trip in the Hustle van
0:13:01 > 0:13:04and, judging by the temporary branding on the sides,
0:13:04 > 0:13:08they're out on business in... The Upgrade.
0:13:12 > 0:13:15The hustlers are doing some cold-calling
0:13:15 > 0:13:17in a residential neighbourhood.
0:13:20 > 0:13:25And they're specifically targeting people with a visible satellite dish.
0:13:26 > 0:13:29Hello.
0:13:29 > 0:13:33My name's Susie, I work for TRH Installations. We're doing a scheme on your street today.
0:13:33 > 0:13:38- That's my colleague next door... - Jess points to Paul a couple of doors down.- ..just over there.
0:13:38 > 0:13:43Two people in matching jerseys? On the same street? They must be legit.
0:13:43 > 0:13:46- Do you have, er, satellite?- Yeah. - Today, we're doing a scheme.
0:13:46 > 0:13:50We're going to offer, for a whole year, access to every single channel.
0:13:50 > 0:13:55All the sports, all the films. Also, you know the box office channels you usually have to pay for?
0:13:55 > 0:13:57We're doing all those, so you'll have access to every film.
0:13:57 > 0:14:02We swap your card over, give you a new card, activate it in 90 minutes.
0:14:02 > 0:14:06It's £50 for the entire year and all we want to do is, at the very end,
0:14:06 > 0:14:10if you fill out a quick survey telling us how you found it.
0:14:10 > 0:14:13So Jess and Paul work for a local satellite company
0:14:13 > 0:14:17and are signing people up for an access-all-areas promotional deal.
0:14:17 > 0:14:20For a one-off top-up fee, existing satellite subscribers
0:14:20 > 0:14:25will get all premium channels for a year, and it only costs £50.
0:14:27 > 0:14:30For the entire year. As long as you do the survey, yes.
0:14:30 > 0:14:34It takes about two seconds. Is it something you'd be interested in?
0:14:34 > 0:14:36Like I said, £50 for the entire year.
0:14:36 > 0:14:39Shall I go and get one of the technicians for you?
0:14:40 > 0:14:44He's already done a few houses right now. I'll go and get him for you, OK?
0:14:45 > 0:14:48Give me the card you've got and I'll get you a new one.
0:14:48 > 0:14:51Looks like the hustlers have a customer.
0:14:51 > 0:14:54- Do you want to replace that?- Aye. - Right, it'll be £50.
0:14:54 > 0:14:59- Do you want the card just now?- Aye. - Great, I'll do that for you. I'll be right back.
0:14:59 > 0:15:01In order to upgrade their package,
0:15:01 > 0:15:04Paul needs to swap the viewing card for a new one.
0:15:05 > 0:15:09Alex must have a stash of new viewing cards in the van...
0:15:09 > 0:15:11..because after some paperwork,
0:15:11 > 0:15:15Paul returns bearing a welcome package, complete with a VIP viewing card.
0:15:17 > 0:15:19Paul puts it in the receiver.
0:15:22 > 0:15:24Right, and you've still got everything here.
0:15:24 > 0:15:28It must really be a legitimate viewing card,
0:15:28 > 0:15:31otherwise it simply wouldn't work in the receiver.
0:15:31 > 0:15:36- That'll be £50.- There's just the small matter of the one-off fee.
0:15:36 > 0:15:38I'll be right back with your receipt.
0:15:38 > 0:15:43Actually, no-one will be getting a receipt because as soon as they've got the cash
0:15:43 > 0:15:45the hustlers jump in the van and are gone.
0:15:51 > 0:15:54So what's really going on?
0:15:55 > 0:15:58OK, I'll do that for you. I'll be right back.
0:15:58 > 0:16:03The secret is in that brand-new viewing card the hustlers are getting from Alex.
0:16:03 > 0:16:06Here's what the marks didn't see.
0:16:06 > 0:16:10Alex took their existing viewing card, gave it a bit of a clean,
0:16:10 > 0:16:12added a sticker to make it look new,
0:16:12 > 0:16:16and handed it back to Paul attached to a bogus welcome letter.
0:16:20 > 0:16:23- All the mark's old channels reappeared.- Perfect.
0:16:23 > 0:16:27Of course they did, it was their own viewing card after all.
0:16:27 > 0:16:30That'll be £50.
0:16:30 > 0:16:35They all paid £50 for a little green sticker and an official-looking letter.
0:16:35 > 0:16:37Digital media made easy.
0:16:37 > 0:16:43Unfortunately, those premium channels will never appear. No matter how long they wait.
0:16:44 > 0:16:4950 quid for all the channels, that was that.
0:16:49 > 0:16:53The guy was pretty convincing, seemed to know what he was talking about.
0:16:53 > 0:16:55People looked genuine enough to me.
0:16:55 > 0:17:00The guy came in, the card related to the headline on the paper.
0:17:00 > 0:17:02His van was all logo-ed up.
0:17:02 > 0:17:06She told me she was going to come back with the receipt, but she hasn't come back yet.
0:17:10 > 0:17:14Unlimited satellite for £50 seems too good to be true,
0:17:14 > 0:17:17but it's the small details that make this scam convincing.
0:17:17 > 0:17:21Companies do occasionally run trial schemes for new services,
0:17:21 > 0:17:27and with the badges, uniforms, and official-looking van, this offer seems completely legit.
0:17:27 > 0:17:31You should never part with cash to somebody who cold calls you on the doorstep
0:17:31 > 0:17:35under any circumstances, no matter how good the deal looks.
0:17:35 > 0:17:39Always ask for their ID, phone the company and check it out.
0:17:49 > 0:17:55Earlier today, Jennifer Metcalfe helped the hustlers rope in this mark, in an upmarket hotel foyer.
0:17:55 > 0:18:00She thinks they're part of a work syndicate who've won a lot of money on the lottery.
0:18:00 > 0:18:03But silly Jennifer has written her name on the back of the ticket
0:18:03 > 0:18:07when she was ineligible to claim the winnings.
0:18:07 > 0:18:10You've cost us not hundreds, but thousands. You know that, don't you?
0:18:10 > 0:18:14The mark thinks that Jennifer shares the same surname and initial as her.
0:18:14 > 0:18:18You give the ticket and they give you a certificate that you've won.
0:18:18 > 0:18:22She's agreed to claim the money for the syndicate
0:18:22 > 0:18:25for a handsome fee of £500 and their eternal gratitude in...
0:18:25 > 0:18:28The Syndicate Part Two.
0:18:33 > 0:18:36The mark and her friend are on their way to the restaurant
0:18:36 > 0:18:40where Alex, Jennifer and the rest of the syndicate work.
0:18:40 > 0:18:44They go inside to find some familiar faces.
0:18:44 > 0:18:51And a new one. It belongs to Paul, the restaurant owner, and final member of the lottery syndicate.
0:18:53 > 0:18:58So Ian's told me a little bit about this. He met you guys... yesterday, or...?
0:18:58 > 0:19:03- Earlier on.- This morning? - It was actually this afternoon, wasn't it?- Really?- Yeah.
0:19:03 > 0:19:07So he just met you guys. And your name is?
0:19:08 > 0:19:13- It's amazing, did he explain to you what's happened? - There you go, Gemma.- Kind of, yeah.
0:19:15 > 0:19:17Thank you. I'd like to know a little bit more.
0:19:17 > 0:19:20I need to know a little bit more as well, to be honest.
0:19:20 > 0:19:24Paul seems more cautious than the rest of the syndicate,
0:19:24 > 0:19:28but he's willing to show the mark what they've all come here to talk about.
0:19:28 > 0:19:34- That's our ticket.- The draw date is at the top, and you should check the numbers.- It's the winning ticket.
0:19:34 > 0:19:39Alex lets her check the numbers on the National Lottery website.
0:19:39 > 0:19:42- It does.- So...- It does, doesn't it?
0:19:42 > 0:19:45I was terrified you're going to look at this and say no,
0:19:45 > 0:19:48you know what? You've got this wrong, you've won a tenner.
0:19:48 > 0:19:51Sure enough, those are the winning numbers.
0:19:51 > 0:19:55Five numbers and the bonus equals a whopping great amount of money.
0:19:55 > 0:20:00- It's £131,000.- BLEEP. - That's a lot of money.
0:20:01 > 0:20:05What Ian suggested to me is that I give you some money to go and claim it,
0:20:05 > 0:20:09a couple of hundred pounds and you go and claim it.
0:20:09 > 0:20:14My problem is, they're not going to make the cheque to out G Kramer.
0:20:14 > 0:20:18They're going to make it out to your name and we're depending on you giving us that cheque
0:20:18 > 0:20:22in return for 500 quid or something, you know. I'm concerned about that, to be honest.
0:20:22 > 0:20:27It's not that I don't trust you, it really isn't. It's just that I don't know you.
0:20:27 > 0:20:29I'm sorry, I really am.
0:20:29 > 0:20:33Paul's concerned about letting a complete stranger claim their winnings,
0:20:33 > 0:20:37and then having to trust her to hand the money over.
0:20:37 > 0:20:41They would have no legal comeback if she just decided to keep it.
0:20:41 > 0:20:45You know, that 132 grand will go into your account,
0:20:45 > 0:20:49then it's going to be up to you to pay everybody else.
0:20:50 > 0:20:56So I can kind of understand where Rob's coming from.
0:20:56 > 0:20:59There's no other way of doing this because you can't claim it
0:20:59 > 0:21:03because they'll initially check if you were in the country or not.
0:21:05 > 0:21:07It's the only way out, really.
0:21:07 > 0:21:10But if they can't trust a mark to hand over the winnings,
0:21:10 > 0:21:13they could all end up leaving here empty-handed. Paul has an idea.
0:21:13 > 0:21:16Here's what I'm suggesting.
0:21:16 > 0:21:19We've got a syndicate form, which we've all signed.
0:21:19 > 0:21:23We make up another one with your name on it, dated for last week.
0:21:23 > 0:21:27Would you be willing to claim it and be part of the five-part syndicate
0:21:27 > 0:21:30and we'll let you take a fifth of it?
0:21:30 > 0:21:34- So we were splitting it four ways, we're now splitting it five? - Absolutely.
0:21:34 > 0:21:39- Would you be happy to do that? - A silly mistake.- Well done, you.
0:21:39 > 0:21:43So Paul wants to make the mark an official member of the group.
0:21:43 > 0:21:49They'd all sign a new syndicate agreement that would mean they split all winnings equally between them.
0:21:49 > 0:21:53There's just one tiny catch.
0:21:55 > 0:21:59To make me feel better and also to give us a little bit of security,
0:21:59 > 0:22:04if I give you that ticket, I do want you to put something up for it.
0:22:04 > 0:22:07- What are you expecting me to put up for it?- 2,000?
0:22:08 > 0:22:13The mark must first buy into the syndicate for £2,000.
0:22:13 > 0:22:18She'll then be able to claim the winnings from the ticket and keep one fifth for herself.
0:22:19 > 0:22:22It's 26,500 each, if we split five ways.
0:22:23 > 0:22:26But will the mark stump up £2,000?
0:22:26 > 0:22:30In fact, does she even have access to that much money?
0:22:30 > 0:22:33Can you put together 2,000? Do you have that in your bank?
0:22:33 > 0:22:35I personally don't.
0:22:35 > 0:22:39That's not want the hustlers want to hear.
0:22:40 > 0:22:46Why don't you get what you can, let us see what you've got. And, you know...1,500?
0:22:48 > 0:22:52If you want me to go and do this, why don't you put your name there.
0:22:52 > 0:22:58Before the mark goes off to the bank, the hustlers give her the new syndicate form to sign,
0:22:58 > 0:22:59but will it all be for nothing?
0:23:01 > 0:23:05I'll fill it in, you guys go to the bank, get back as fast as you can.
0:23:05 > 0:23:08She's still not convinced, but she goes off with her friend
0:23:08 > 0:23:11to see how much cash she can get together at short notice.
0:23:21 > 0:23:24Did you get to the bank OK? Did that all work out?
0:23:26 > 0:23:29OK. How much do you have for me?
0:23:31 > 0:23:34Let me count it out for you, I'll do that.
0:23:34 > 0:23:39The mark has decided to go for the deal. She hands over the cash.
0:23:43 > 0:23:46I know. I'll tell you what, I'll put it right in the safe, it won't go anywhere.
0:23:46 > 0:23:50So how much has she managed to get her hands on?
0:23:53 > 0:23:58All right, well, that is... That is £1,700.
0:23:58 > 0:24:03There's just one thing left to do and that's to take the ticket to a newsagents,
0:24:03 > 0:24:06have it scanned by the lottery till, and receive a winner's print-out
0:24:06 > 0:24:09which she can use to claim a cheque of the winnings.
0:24:09 > 0:24:11OK, I'll get this in the safe.
0:24:11 > 0:24:16Alex and Jess take the mark to a nearby shop with a lottery machine.
0:24:16 > 0:24:22The mark is carrying a ticket that she thinks is worth £130,000.
0:24:22 > 0:24:26And a big chunk of that money should be coming her way.
0:24:26 > 0:24:29Because it's quite a small shop, I'll come in with you.
0:24:29 > 0:24:36- You guys wait outside.- Alex takes the mark into the newsagents.
0:24:36 > 0:24:42Unfortunately, there's someone at the till so they'll have to wait until she's finished.
0:24:42 > 0:24:47Actually, it's Polly, who's making sure to keep her back to the mark at all times
0:24:47 > 0:24:49so she doesn't get recognised.
0:24:51 > 0:24:54Alex has to take a phone call, leaving the mark and her ticket.
0:24:54 > 0:24:57He sends in the mark's friend.
0:25:03 > 0:25:07The mark's friend turning up is Polly's cue to leave.
0:25:07 > 0:25:10It means the hustlers can disappear into the night
0:25:10 > 0:25:13long before that ticket gets anywhere near a lottery machine.
0:25:15 > 0:25:17The ticket is scanned by the newsagents.
0:25:17 > 0:25:22It may have the real winning numbers, but it's definitely not a real lottery ticket.
0:25:32 > 0:25:37In fact, the hustlers printed it themselves using blank lottery paper.
0:25:44 > 0:25:46The mark's been told her ticket isn't a winner.
0:25:46 > 0:25:51In fact, it doesn't even have a proper bar code on it.
0:25:51 > 0:25:54She goes out to find her fellow syndicate members,
0:25:54 > 0:25:56but they're long gone.
0:25:56 > 0:25:58Along with all her money.
0:26:05 > 0:26:07It's BLEEP.
0:26:07 > 0:26:10She just ran off with all of our money.
0:26:11 > 0:26:14I checked it with them on the website and everything.
0:26:14 > 0:26:18It said all the numbers, it said the date and everything.
0:26:18 > 0:26:22We were convinced that we were going to get all this money back.
0:26:22 > 0:26:28And obviously, like, it's got my name on the back and everything. Well, my last name.
0:26:28 > 0:26:32I asked the woman to check it over and she said it's not a winning ticket.
0:26:32 > 0:26:35I asked her to check it again, and she said it's not.
0:26:39 > 0:26:42I really didn't think the girls would go for it.
0:26:42 > 0:26:46I just think I wouldn't, but when you're in that situation you don't know.
0:26:46 > 0:26:49Each step I thought nah, they're not going to buy it, they won't buy it,
0:26:49 > 0:26:51and each step they just kept on buying it.
0:26:51 > 0:26:56Gemma had started thinking of dreams and already spending the money, and it made me feel really bad.
0:26:59 > 0:27:04This is one of those situations where it all seems a little too convenient.
0:27:04 > 0:27:09A winning lottery ticket belonging to someone with exactly the same name and initials?
0:27:09 > 0:27:13A lottery ticket is just a piece of paper, so when someone asks you
0:27:13 > 0:27:16to hand over your hard-earned money for it, you should stop and think.
0:27:16 > 0:27:20You're probably dealing with scammers trying to find a mark.
0:27:20 > 0:27:23And if you're not careful, it could be you.
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