0:00:02 > 0:00:06Making The Real Hustle is one of the most challenging jobs in television.
0:00:06 > 0:00:09Con games are a matter of trial and error
0:00:09 > 0:00:11and we've had a fair share of both.
0:00:11 > 0:00:13People often ask, "Is every scam successful?
0:00:13 > 0:00:16"Are we ever recognised?
0:00:16 > 0:00:18"Or have we been caught red-handed?"
0:00:18 > 0:00:20And the answer is...
0:00:20 > 0:00:23yes...yes...
0:00:23 > 0:00:25and sometimes.
0:00:25 > 0:00:30In this show, we're going to reveal what happens when scams go wrong.
0:00:30 > 0:00:34On tonight's show, not one but two guest hustlers
0:00:34 > 0:00:36get caught up in a crazy con gone wrong.
0:00:36 > 0:00:39- Want to buy some stamps, mate? - Mate, I'm a massive fan!
0:00:39 > 0:00:43Looks like Alex needs to go back to card trick school...
0:00:43 > 0:00:48- BLEEP!- ..and this mark is well and truly busted.
0:00:48 > 0:00:51At any point, did you have any inkling that you were on a TV show?
0:01:25 > 0:01:28Every week, celebrities up for the challenge
0:01:28 > 0:01:30were invited to join the hustlers
0:01:30 > 0:01:32to see if they could cut it as con artists.
0:01:32 > 0:01:37Our stars featured in lots of successful scams across the series
0:01:37 > 0:01:39but some of them didn't QUITE go to plan.
0:01:39 > 0:01:41In fact, some cons went so wrong
0:01:41 > 0:01:44that a couple of the most famous guest hustlers
0:01:44 > 0:01:46didn't even make it on to the show.
0:01:48 > 0:01:52One of the stars was undefeated world champion boxer Joe Calzaghe.
0:01:52 > 0:01:56Helps, in boxing you have to use a lot of mind games
0:01:56 > 0:01:59and try to trick your opponent to believe you are more confident.
0:01:59 > 0:02:03So, hopefully, I can use some of them qualities today
0:02:03 > 0:02:05in what I'm going to do, you know?
0:02:05 > 0:02:08I'm just going to enjoy this day and just do my best and, hopefully,
0:02:08 > 0:02:10it's going to work!
0:02:10 > 0:02:11HE LAUGHS
0:02:11 > 0:02:15At first, things went normally for Joe
0:02:15 > 0:02:17as he met up with Paul for the traditional Hustle briefing
0:02:17 > 0:02:21but little did he know, things were soon to go horribly wrong.
0:02:21 > 0:02:24- All right?- How are you doing? Good to meet you. Welcome to Glasgow.
0:02:24 > 0:02:25It's good to be here.
0:02:25 > 0:02:27Not the greatest part of Glasgow, but it has character.
0:02:27 > 0:02:29You're going to have a fight.
0:02:29 > 0:02:32- Am I?- Well, actually, you're not. None of us are going to fight you!
0:02:32 > 0:02:35It's going to be a fight between a very dodgy pawnbroker,
0:02:35 > 0:02:38a fine arts dealer - a very sophisticated type of guy -
0:02:38 > 0:02:42- and in the middle's going to be you.- OK.- All right.
0:02:42 > 0:02:45- Let's take a walk. Really good to meet you.- Good to meet you too.
0:02:45 > 0:02:47- Listen, if there's a problem, anything kicks off.- Yeah?
0:02:47 > 0:02:50- You're on your own!- OK! - JOE LAUGHS
0:02:50 > 0:02:51So far, so good.
0:02:51 > 0:02:54Hopefully Joe won't be pulling any punches today
0:02:54 > 0:02:56in The Stamp Collector.
0:02:56 > 0:02:59For the first part of this scam,
0:02:59 > 0:03:03the Hustlers were operating in a luxury hotel in the city centre.
0:03:03 > 0:03:06Joe is playing the part of an eccentric stamp collector,
0:03:06 > 0:03:08Mr Phillips.
0:03:08 > 0:03:09To avoid him being recognised,
0:03:09 > 0:03:13the Hustlers brought along a cunning disguise -
0:03:13 > 0:03:15fake facial hair. Check.
0:03:15 > 0:03:17Fake leg brace. Check.
0:03:17 > 0:03:19And a wheelchair. Check.
0:03:20 > 0:03:24Joe and Polly waited in the Hustle Van as Alex got into position.
0:03:27 > 0:03:30He was posing as a well-heeled businessman
0:03:30 > 0:03:32selling off a top of the range laptop.
0:03:32 > 0:03:33Can I get you gentlemen a drink?
0:03:33 > 0:03:37And this guy was here to buy, making him the mark.
0:03:38 > 0:03:42But this scam's about to go horribly wrong before it even gets started.
0:03:47 > 0:03:49Take two.
0:03:49 > 0:03:51This time, this guy's the mark.
0:03:53 > 0:03:55Can I get you a drink? Would you like something to drink?
0:03:55 > 0:03:57Could I have a glass of water? Something like that.
0:03:57 > 0:03:59- Can I have a Diet Coke? - Diet Coke and a glass of water?
0:03:59 > 0:04:01OK, I'll just get those for you.
0:04:01 > 0:04:04He thinks he's here to do a bit of business with Alex
0:04:04 > 0:04:07but this scam is actually about buying a rare vintage stamp.
0:04:07 > 0:04:09I was going to ask you a favour.
0:04:09 > 0:04:12I'm meant to be having a meeting here with another person,
0:04:12 > 0:04:13I'm buying a stamp.
0:04:13 > 0:04:16- Do you know anything about stamps? - My dad collects them, actually.
0:04:16 > 0:04:17Really?!
0:04:17 > 0:04:20Oops, that could be a bit of a problem!
0:04:20 > 0:04:22Alex pushes on regardless.
0:04:22 > 0:04:25Well, I've been in collectables and things like that for years
0:04:25 > 0:04:28but I've never dabbled in stamps until recently,
0:04:28 > 0:04:30where we, kind of, realised there's a lot of,
0:04:30 > 0:04:33you know, some of them are worth a lot of money.
0:04:33 > 0:04:36So, erm, this guy who's coming, he's got one of these.
0:04:36 > 0:04:39So, apart from selling off computers,
0:04:39 > 0:04:41Alex is also dabbling in the vintage stamp world
0:04:41 > 0:04:44and he's also here to meet a well-known collector
0:04:44 > 0:04:47who's selling an extremely rare stamp.
0:04:47 > 0:04:52- Ten years ago it went for almost 20,000.- Yeah.- £20,000.
0:04:52 > 0:04:55So, I've been dying to get my hands on one and he's got one.
0:04:55 > 0:04:57But he's going to be here any minute
0:04:57 > 0:05:00and I don't want him to think that I've...gone away.
0:05:00 > 0:05:03He's in a wheelchair, he's got a broken leg. He's Mr Phillips.
0:05:03 > 0:05:05If he comes in, would you let him know I'll be back in five minutes?
0:05:05 > 0:05:08- Five or ten minutes. - Yeah, no bother at all.
0:05:08 > 0:05:10Yeah, but listen, I'll pop off, so,
0:05:10 > 0:05:13- I don't want to keep you guys too long.- No problem.- Cheers.
0:05:13 > 0:05:15Alex heads off to get the laptop,
0:05:15 > 0:05:19leaving the mark to look out for the eccentric stamp collector.
0:05:19 > 0:05:21- Oh, a- BLEEP- stamp collector!
0:05:21 > 0:05:23But hang on a minute.
0:05:28 > 0:05:33SCOTTISH ACCENT: "Oh, aye, my dad collect stamps! Oh, a Penny Red, I know all about that!"
0:05:34 > 0:05:37- Well?- Guess what his dad does. - I know, we just heard.
0:05:40 > 0:05:42The mark's recognised Alex.
0:05:44 > 0:05:48Sadly, Joe Calzaghe didn't get to deliver the knockout punch
0:05:48 > 0:05:50and the scam went nowhere.
0:05:50 > 0:05:53The producer broke the bad news.
0:05:53 > 0:05:54What?
0:05:55 > 0:05:56Oh, really?!
0:05:56 > 0:05:57Anybody want some stamps?
0:05:57 > 0:06:01Keep watching to find out if the Hustlers did finally manage
0:06:01 > 0:06:03to sell someone that priceless stamp.
0:06:03 > 0:06:06Because of the success of The Real Hustle
0:06:06 > 0:06:08and the fact that it's been going for 11 series,
0:06:08 > 0:06:13what we just saw isn't the only time the Hustlers were recognised or rumbled.
0:06:13 > 0:06:15- Do you know him? - No, I think I recognise him.
0:06:15 > 0:06:17Oh, really?
0:06:17 > 0:06:20- I think I recognise you also, though.- Really?
0:06:20 > 0:06:21All right then, love.
0:06:21 > 0:06:26Have you got any, like, cash on you that you could give to me? HE LAUGHS
0:06:26 > 0:06:29- Where's your friends?- Oh, go away! SHE LAUGHS
0:06:29 > 0:06:31- I know your face!- You know my face?
0:06:31 > 0:06:33- The Hustle, yeah?- OK. Ha-ha!- Sorry.
0:06:33 > 0:06:35Thanks anyway. Thank you.
0:06:35 > 0:06:38- You look like the girl from The Real Hustle.- Oh, everyone says that.- Aye.
0:06:40 > 0:06:41After hundreds of scams,
0:06:41 > 0:06:44recognition became a real problem for the Hustlers
0:06:44 > 0:06:48and they had to come up with clever ways of keeping their identity secret.
0:06:48 > 0:06:53Over the years, Paul, Alex and Jess had to become masters of disguise.
0:06:53 > 0:06:57They've played fake sheiks, hippy-dippy stallholders,
0:06:57 > 0:07:00high rollers, security men, mechanics,
0:07:00 > 0:07:03the long arm of the law and dodgy down and outs.
0:07:03 > 0:07:08They've even resorted to dressing up as animals to avoid being rumbled.
0:07:08 > 0:07:12And Jess, well, she's been blonde, dark, curly,
0:07:12 > 0:07:15jet-set and veiled.
0:07:15 > 0:07:18In fact, she's been everything from a cleaner to a WAG.
0:07:18 > 0:07:21With stints as a barmaid, a charity worker and a cat in between.
0:07:23 > 0:07:27Mistress of the quick-change, she's even been pregnant a few times.
0:07:27 > 0:07:32Now, THAT'S above and beyond the call of duty - even for a Hustler!
0:07:41 > 0:07:43When Hustlers go out, they don't take money...
0:07:43 > 0:07:45they take prop bets.
0:07:46 > 0:07:49The proposition bet has only one rule
0:07:49 > 0:07:52and that's that the Hustler always wins.
0:07:53 > 0:07:55Action!
0:07:55 > 0:08:00Yeah, they might always win but sometimes, just sometimes,
0:08:00 > 0:08:02it didn't always go exactly as planned.
0:08:02 > 0:08:04LIGHTER CLICKING
0:08:04 > 0:08:07- Come on!- So embarrassing! - THEY LAUGH
0:08:07 > 0:08:09So...? SHE LAUGHS
0:08:09 > 0:08:12Here's some bits they didn't want you to see.
0:08:12 > 0:08:14So, I've got a test of skill.
0:08:14 > 0:08:17You've got to balance the 50p on your finger, your index finger.
0:08:17 > 0:08:21Now, you got to get the card out from under the 50p
0:08:21 > 0:08:24without the 50 falling to the table.
0:08:24 > 0:08:27You can only use one finger, right?
0:08:27 > 0:08:30Anybody can do this, I'll buy them a drink.
0:08:30 > 0:08:32Cos this is hard!
0:08:32 > 0:08:33Ready?
0:08:33 > 0:08:34Just say, "action".
0:08:34 > 0:08:35Action.
0:08:39 > 0:08:40BLEEP
0:08:41 > 0:08:42BLEEP
0:08:42 > 0:08:45Look how elegantly and beautifully I handle these. It's like...
0:08:45 > 0:08:48All right. What d'you say?
0:08:48 > 0:08:49Paul Daniels. Oh, right!
0:08:49 > 0:08:52- That's the most insulting thing anybody's ever said to me! - THEY LAUGH
0:08:52 > 0:08:54Whoops!
0:08:54 > 0:08:55BLEEP
0:08:55 > 0:08:58I do want to sip that but it's got bubbles in it.
0:08:58 > 0:09:01- It's a bit dangerous, I'll be like... - SHE HICCUPS
0:09:01 > 0:09:03Of course, I needn't mention the fact that
0:09:03 > 0:09:05if I do get it you have to go BLEEP mental!
0:09:05 > 0:09:08- Yeah!- You know it, of course we will.
0:09:10 > 0:09:13Take 27. OK, ready?
0:09:13 > 0:09:15THEY CHEER AND LAUGH
0:09:15 > 0:09:17I didn't notice!
0:09:17 > 0:09:21- I'm just going to sit there until one of you gets me a whisky!- Amazing!
0:09:21 > 0:09:22Thank you.
0:09:32 > 0:09:34Earlier, in The Stamp Collector, filming had to be abandoned
0:09:34 > 0:09:37when two marks recognised Alex.
0:09:37 > 0:09:40Weeks of research and planning went down the drain
0:09:40 > 0:09:45and guest Hustler Joe Calzaghe didn't even make it out of the van.
0:09:45 > 0:09:47And that wasn't the first time they tried it.
0:09:47 > 0:09:51Here's what happened a few weeks earlier with another special guest.
0:09:51 > 0:09:54That time, it was this guy who was the mark.
0:09:54 > 0:09:56Apologies for the delay.
0:09:56 > 0:10:01Luckily, he didn't recognise Alex so the next part of the scam kicked in.
0:10:01 > 0:10:03He'd come to pick up a laptop.
0:10:03 > 0:10:05Alex told him he had to pop out to collect it,
0:10:05 > 0:10:10but asked the mark to keep a lookout for someone else he was due to meet
0:10:10 > 0:10:12- a stamp collector.
0:10:12 > 0:10:16Yep, that's right, in a wheelchair. Funny, that. And here he comes.
0:10:18 > 0:10:22In fact, it's someone even more likely to be recognised than the Hustlers.
0:10:22 > 0:10:23It's only Sid Owen!
0:10:23 > 0:10:25EASTENDERS THEME PLAYS
0:10:25 > 0:10:26Excuse me!
0:10:26 > 0:10:30I thought, being in Scotland, maybe they don't watch EastEnders as much,
0:10:30 > 0:10:33and everywhere I went, I just got recognised, so I thought,
0:10:33 > 0:10:36"How the hell am I going to convince people that I'm someone else?"
0:10:36 > 0:10:39Because I don't want to let anyone down.
0:10:39 > 0:10:44So, fingers crossed that I get it done so we don't have to work this afternoon!
0:10:44 > 0:10:47Is it Ian Steele, Daisy? Ian Steele?
0:10:50 > 0:10:52Yes! Your name?
0:10:55 > 0:10:57Oh, hi. How are you?
0:10:57 > 0:10:59The crazy disguise worked a treat.
0:10:59 > 0:11:02The mark didn't suspect a thing, so finally,
0:11:02 > 0:11:04it was all systems go, for...
0:11:04 > 0:11:06Stamp Collector, Part two.
0:11:07 > 0:11:11For the meantime, let's join in, as everyone is waiting for Alex to come back.
0:11:13 > 0:11:14So, are you into stamps?
0:11:14 > 0:11:15No, no, not at all.
0:11:16 > 0:11:18That's handy!
0:11:18 > 0:11:22This is my favourite, look at this. Think this is worth a few thousand.
0:11:22 > 0:11:23See the blue one?
0:11:23 > 0:11:26Oh, look. It says 1966, as well.
0:11:26 > 0:11:28World Cup, you know.
0:11:28 > 0:11:33The mark's looking fairly bemused, as our next character turns up.
0:11:33 > 0:11:36It's Paul, in a faintly ludicrous porkpie hat,
0:11:36 > 0:11:38posing as a rival stamp dealer.
0:11:38 > 0:11:40Ah, how are you, Robbie?
0:11:40 > 0:11:42- Good to see you. - Hi, there. You all right?
0:11:42 > 0:11:45He obviously has a good relationship with Mr Phillips,
0:11:45 > 0:11:48and it turns out he's also here to buy a particular stamp.
0:11:49 > 0:11:52But it seems like it's the same stamp Alex is interested in.
0:11:52 > 0:11:56- Is this it? - We've got the goods here.- Can I?
0:11:56 > 0:11:58You've got some money for me, have you?
0:12:02 > 0:12:04You know, I spoke to someone. I think I can probably move it.
0:12:04 > 0:12:07Really?
0:12:07 > 0:12:09Probably looking at about a grand to you.
0:12:09 > 0:12:10- A grand?- Yeah.
0:12:10 > 0:12:12Right.
0:12:13 > 0:12:14OK.
0:12:14 > 0:12:17Paul's already offering a lot of cash for it,
0:12:17 > 0:12:19and he seems keen to close the deal quickly.
0:12:21 > 0:12:23I'm happy to close it now. You want to do it now?
0:12:23 > 0:12:25- That's why I'm here, yeah. - All right.
0:12:25 > 0:12:28- We do have another meeting, though.- Right.- With Ian.
0:12:28 > 0:12:30- You should talk to Ian, as well. - He'll be coming back.
0:12:30 > 0:12:31He's on his way, isn't he?
0:12:31 > 0:12:33Well, he should be. He shouldn't be too long.
0:12:33 > 0:12:37Polly reminds Mr Phillips that he's here to sell their stamp to Alex, not Paul,
0:12:37 > 0:12:40who's just happened to wander right into the middle of their meeting.
0:12:40 > 0:12:42PHONE RINGS
0:12:43 > 0:12:46Right on cue, the mark's phone rings. It's Alex.
0:12:46 > 0:12:51'I'm just checking in, really. Has Mr Phillips arrived?'
0:12:51 > 0:12:56Yes, he's here just now, yes, and a colleague's arrived as well.
0:12:56 > 0:12:59'Oh. Who's that?'
0:12:59 > 0:13:01A chap called Rob.
0:13:01 > 0:13:04'Oh, OK.
0:13:04 > 0:13:08'That's not good for me, cos obviously he's a competitor, and he is quite a shark.'
0:13:08 > 0:13:11The mark tells him that Mr Phillips has arrived,
0:13:11 > 0:13:15but there's someone else here too, and he seems to be muscling in on the deal.
0:13:17 > 0:13:18Ian, hi.
0:13:18 > 0:13:22'I was just wondering if you could meet us on The Grill On The Corner.'
0:13:22 > 0:13:24Well, that would be nice, yeah, yeah.
0:13:24 > 0:13:28'Let's meet on The Grill On The Corner in half an hour, shall we?
0:13:28 > 0:13:29Perfect. OK.
0:13:29 > 0:13:31'Thank you.'
0:13:33 > 0:13:35- Hello?- 'Thank you, Gary, and apologies again.'
0:13:35 > 0:13:38OK, that's no problem. Cheers. Bye.
0:13:38 > 0:13:41Seems like Alex can't make it back to the hotel quickly enough
0:13:41 > 0:13:44and has asked Mr Phillips to meet him in a nearby restaurant.
0:13:44 > 0:13:48The mark agrees to go along so he can finally pick up that laptop.
0:13:49 > 0:13:53Paul's not invited, but tags along anyway.
0:13:53 > 0:13:56Truth is, he's here to make sure the mark comes along for the next part of the scam.
0:14:02 > 0:14:06So, the mark and Mr Phillips are at the restaurant, waiting for Alex.
0:14:06 > 0:14:09Dodgy dealer Paul is still hanging about like a bad smell,
0:14:09 > 0:14:12desperate to nab the stamp from under Alex's nose.
0:14:13 > 0:14:16If you want to do the deal right now, I can go to 1,500.
0:14:16 > 0:14:19I think I should just wait for Ian.
0:14:19 > 0:14:25He ups his offer to £1,500, but Mr Phillips is still keen to wait for Alex.
0:14:25 > 0:14:30After all, he's a gentleman of his word, and that's only fair.
0:14:30 > 0:14:32And here comes Alex.
0:14:32 > 0:14:34- Hey, how are you doing? - Ian?- Yes.
0:14:35 > 0:14:39Apologising yet again to the mark for the delayed laptop,
0:14:39 > 0:14:42he then gets straight down to his other business
0:14:42 > 0:14:44- buying that very rare stamp.
0:14:44 > 0:14:46- Can I see the..? - Yes.
0:14:46 > 0:14:49This is the one that I enquired about.
0:14:49 > 0:14:52Yeah, that's the one that I'd very much like.
0:14:52 > 0:14:55Can I ask what you're interested in paying him?
0:14:55 > 0:15:00I would say I'm happy to make you an offer here of 1,500, if that's...
0:15:00 > 0:15:01- 1,500?- Yeah.
0:15:01 > 0:15:06The stamp's a cracker, and he's happy to offer £1,500, matching Paul's offer.
0:15:06 > 0:15:08Well, hold on.
0:15:08 > 0:15:12That's the same offer I made while we were waiting for you, wherever you were.
0:15:12 > 0:15:16Well, I had to go out on business that I have with these gentlemen,
0:15:16 > 0:15:20so, you know, 1,500 would be the deal.
0:15:20 > 0:15:23- I could do it cash. - I can do it cash.
0:15:23 > 0:15:25- You can do cash?- Absolutely.
0:15:25 > 0:15:27Well, cash is good for me.
0:15:27 > 0:15:29It's all getting a bit ugly now.
0:15:29 > 0:15:32In fact, Paul starts an all-out bidding war
0:15:32 > 0:15:34and pulls out a massive wad of cash.
0:15:34 > 0:15:36If you're serious about selling...
0:15:36 > 0:15:38- Well, I've come here to see you, haven't I?- Yeah.
0:15:40 > 0:15:42I can give you 3,000 in cash.
0:15:43 > 0:15:45Right, OK.
0:15:45 > 0:15:47Today.
0:15:47 > 0:15:48And that's it.
0:15:48 > 0:15:51He ups his offer to three grand, which he puts in an envelope.
0:15:51 > 0:15:54All right. Could I just ask, with all due respect,
0:15:54 > 0:15:58because I feel that I set up this meeting, and it's been hijacked a little bit.
0:15:58 > 0:16:01I agree, but we've done a lot of business together over the years.
0:16:01 > 0:16:03OK, and we've never done any business.
0:16:03 > 0:16:07And there's plenty more business to come. Can you give us a couple of minutes? Is that OK?
0:16:07 > 0:16:09You've got three grand, yeah?
0:16:09 > 0:16:11- Well, look. My money's on the table. - Right, OK.
0:16:13 > 0:16:17Just give us a minute. Let me talk to Ian.
0:16:17 > 0:16:21- I don't know this guy, but my money's always been good. - OK.- OK.- Cool.
0:16:22 > 0:16:25Paul then goes outside, leaving a very stunned table.
0:16:25 > 0:16:30- That was a bit intense, I thought. - Yeah, well, he's a bit pushy, isn't he?
0:16:30 > 0:16:33Alex now goes in for the kill.
0:16:33 > 0:16:35- I think three grand's a very good offer.- Right.
0:16:35 > 0:16:40But I don't think you might realise the value of what you have.
0:16:42 > 0:16:44- Sounds interesting. - It is interesting.
0:16:44 > 0:16:48Do you know what the last one of these which came at auction sold,
0:16:48 > 0:16:51and it was sold in about 1990?
0:16:51 > 0:16:55- No.- OK. As you can see, it's got the same cancellation mark,
0:16:55 > 0:16:59which is what makes these of high value.
0:16:59 > 0:17:01- This fetched £19,500.- Wow.
0:17:01 > 0:17:04So, I don't want to see you enter into a business deal
0:17:04 > 0:17:07where you're going to lose a lot of money.
0:17:07 > 0:17:09Right. What's the bottom line?
0:17:09 > 0:17:12If this sold for 20,000 in 1990,
0:17:12 > 0:17:15it is not illogical to presume that we could get 30,000.
0:17:15 > 0:17:1730,000, yeah.
0:17:17 > 0:17:21So, if I give you 1,500 today,
0:17:21 > 0:17:25and I give you 15% of the sale price,
0:17:25 > 0:17:28then you stand to make considerably more than £3,000.
0:17:30 > 0:17:31Yeah, but I need cash.
0:17:31 > 0:17:33Mr Phillips likes Alex's deal,
0:17:33 > 0:17:37but is adamant he wants three grand in cash
0:17:37 > 0:17:39before he leaves the restaurant.
0:17:39 > 0:17:42But you do realise that what I'm offering you is a little bit more, right?
0:17:42 > 0:17:44But that's what I've come for.
0:17:44 > 0:17:46OK, erm...
0:17:46 > 0:17:49Alex only has 1,500 quid.
0:17:49 > 0:17:53Where on Earth could he get another grand and a half at such short notice?
0:17:53 > 0:17:55Can you give me two minutes?
0:17:57 > 0:17:59Well, the gentleman here, he still wants three grand.
0:17:59 > 0:18:02Alex now turns his full attention to the mark.
0:18:02 > 0:18:05What I was going to ask - I have 1,500.
0:18:05 > 0:18:08I believe you carry 1,500 as well?
0:18:08 > 0:18:10That's the cash he's brought for the laptop.
0:18:10 > 0:18:14If I can get an advance payment, so to speak,
0:18:14 > 0:18:17and I'll make it worth your while.
0:18:17 > 0:18:20I'll offer you 5% of the sale price.
0:18:24 > 0:18:26How much would you like?
0:18:26 > 0:18:2810%?
0:18:29 > 0:18:31This guy drives a hard bargain.
0:18:34 > 0:18:3810%. I know I can get a lot of money for that stamp.
0:18:38 > 0:18:42Well, I know what I like, and I like what I see right now.
0:18:42 > 0:18:47OK, we've struck a deal. We're going to give you 3,000 cash. OK.
0:18:47 > 0:18:50So the scam has gone to plan.
0:18:50 > 0:18:53The mark hasn't recognised the hustlers or Sid Owen,
0:18:53 > 0:18:57and he's just handed over all that cash for his share of a worthless stamp.
0:18:59 > 0:19:01But this scam hasn't gone to plan.
0:19:01 > 0:19:04In fact, something has just gone terribly wrong.
0:19:04 > 0:19:08Something even the hustlers weren't expecting.
0:19:08 > 0:19:13Alex takes a closer look at the mark's cash.
0:19:15 > 0:19:19It's clear from his face that he knows something isn't quite right.
0:19:19 > 0:19:20Can someone help us?
0:19:20 > 0:19:22Oh, sure, yeah.
0:19:22 > 0:19:27But, ever the professional, he puts the money away and leaves together with Polly and Sid.
0:19:27 > 0:19:32But, on his way out, he's talking to the show's producers over his radio mic.
0:19:32 > 0:19:36Guys, that money looked, that looked faked, that money, OK.
0:19:36 > 0:19:39I think we're being done by him right now.
0:19:39 > 0:19:41- That is fake money that he gave us. - Is it?
0:19:41 > 0:19:45The producer goes over to speak to the hustlers and examine the money.
0:19:45 > 0:19:47ALEX: We've been given paper. This guy's doing something.
0:19:47 > 0:19:50I looked at him straight in the face and he smiled.
0:19:50 > 0:19:51That is paper.
0:19:51 > 0:19:54There's no question. It's all fake.
0:19:54 > 0:19:58But what on Earth was going on in what turned out to be the strangest scam
0:19:58 > 0:20:01in 11 series of The Real Hustle?
0:20:01 > 0:20:04Had the mark been unlucky at the cash machine,
0:20:04 > 0:20:08or could he be trying to hustle the hustlers?
0:20:08 > 0:20:12Alex, Paul and the show's producers went in to find out.
0:20:12 > 0:20:13How did you get this?
0:20:14 > 0:20:16Where did you print this?
0:20:20 > 0:20:23Gary, we suspect you know you're being filmed for a TV show.
0:20:23 > 0:20:26The objective of the show is to take your money
0:20:26 > 0:20:28and then give it back to you.
0:20:28 > 0:20:30Everything you gave us was fake money.
0:20:30 > 0:20:33If I asked you to look at this marked note,
0:20:33 > 0:20:35would you say it's a genuine note?
0:20:37 > 0:20:39You'd think that was a real hologram, there?
0:20:42 > 0:20:47You realise why we're asking you these questions, because it's legally a very murky area for us
0:20:47 > 0:20:50to be seen to be handling fake...
0:20:50 > 0:20:52I mean, instantly, when I saw this...
0:20:52 > 0:20:57That's why I looked at you for a brief second, and you, kind of, had a little twinkle in your eye.
0:20:58 > 0:21:00That was instantly fake, to me.
0:21:01 > 0:21:03Paul gives the mark the benefit of the doubt.
0:21:03 > 0:21:07Everybody completely understands this has all caught you a little bit off-guard,
0:21:07 > 0:21:10because the idea was we would leave you,
0:21:10 > 0:21:13you would find out that you'd bought a rubbish stamp that wasn't worth anything,
0:21:13 > 0:21:17and everybody was gone, and then we'd come back and we'd give you your money back.
0:21:17 > 0:21:21But because you've given us that, it's kind of changed from being a TV show
0:21:21 > 0:21:23to being a bit of a problem for us.
0:21:23 > 0:21:28I just need you to understand that, when you handed over illegal money, right,
0:21:28 > 0:21:32and believe you, me, we've tried to use counterfeit cash as good as this one,
0:21:32 > 0:21:34and we're not allowed to use it on the show.
0:21:34 > 0:21:38The mark's still looking puzzled, but Paul lays it on the line.
0:21:38 > 0:21:41This is exactly the kind of thing we try and teach people not to take.
0:21:41 > 0:21:44So we're kind of, in a way, trying to protect you.
0:21:47 > 0:21:51So tell me what was going on and then we'll understand.
0:21:59 > 0:22:00Right.
0:22:00 > 0:22:02So he claimed he'd smelled a rat all along.
0:22:02 > 0:22:06Seems like he simply didn't believe a second-hand laptop
0:22:06 > 0:22:08could be worth such a high asking price.
0:22:08 > 0:22:12Thinking the deal was well dodgy from the start,
0:22:12 > 0:22:14rather than hand over genuine cash,
0:22:14 > 0:22:17he decided to use a pile of fake notes he brought with him,
0:22:17 > 0:22:20just in case he was being ripped off.
0:22:20 > 0:22:23At any point, did you have any inkling that you were on a TV show?
0:22:24 > 0:22:25Can I see that?
0:22:26 > 0:22:30And it turned out that it wasn't only the mark who was being cautious.
0:22:30 > 0:22:32He later claimed in a national newspaper
0:22:32 > 0:22:36that his 13-year-old daughter thought the setup was bogus all along,
0:22:36 > 0:22:39warning her dad, "It sounds like you're on The Real Hustle."
0:22:41 > 0:22:44Of course, Alex and Paul were more than aware that it can be
0:22:44 > 0:22:48a criminal offence to be in possession of counterfeit banknotes.
0:22:48 > 0:22:50The event was reported to the police,
0:22:50 > 0:22:53but despite carrying out a series of enquiries, in the end,
0:22:53 > 0:22:56it was decided there was no case to answer.
0:22:57 > 0:23:00So, did the mark hustle the hustlers?
0:23:00 > 0:23:01Not this time.
0:23:09 > 0:23:15So, scamming unsuspecting marks out of their hard-earned cash can be a very risky business
0:23:15 > 0:23:18and things don't always go to plan.
0:23:18 > 0:23:22Even well-seasoned con artists like the real hustlers get it wrong sometimes.
0:23:22 > 0:23:25- Have you got money on you as well? - Yes.
0:23:25 > 0:23:29- Put your money in here as well, and then you can just look after it altogether, is that OK?- Yeah.
0:23:29 > 0:23:32This scam relied on Jess sneakily switching an envelope
0:23:32 > 0:23:35full of the mark's cash with one stuffed with newspaper.
0:23:35 > 0:23:38Her bag had been expertly doctored with magnets for the con,
0:23:38 > 0:23:43but the eagle-eyed mark noticed poor Jess fumbling with the bag,
0:23:43 > 0:23:46and it wasn't long before she was rumbled.
0:23:46 > 0:23:47Excuse me!
0:23:47 > 0:23:51Sorry, someone's going to come and talk to you. You're actually on a TV show!
0:23:52 > 0:23:56The key to this scam working was Alex managing to persuade the mark
0:23:56 > 0:23:58to let him borrow her mobile phone.
0:23:58 > 0:24:01Not a massive ask, but despite Alex's best efforts,
0:24:01 > 0:24:03she was having none of it.
0:24:03 > 0:24:05Two seconds to call and let them know where I am?
0:24:05 > 0:24:08- I've got no money on that.- Or I can send a text, is that all right?
0:24:08 > 0:24:11I've got no money on it, that's the only thing. I would let you.
0:24:11 > 0:24:15- Can I try? - No, I've got no money on it.
0:24:18 > 0:24:22She admitted afterwards, however, that she'd had credit on her mobile all along.
0:24:22 > 0:24:26She just didn't trust Alex. Quite right, too.
0:24:27 > 0:24:29Excuse me, I've just found this ring.
0:24:29 > 0:24:34It doesn't happen often, but sometimes random marks just happen to be too well connected.
0:24:34 > 0:24:40In this scam, Jess was claiming she'd found a diamond ring outside this shop.
0:24:40 > 0:24:44Unfortunately, it turned out this guy was mates with the owner.
0:24:44 > 0:24:46I know Jay. Jay's my friend, who's friends with the manager.
0:24:46 > 0:24:48Oh, really?
0:24:48 > 0:24:49He even offered to call him.
0:24:49 > 0:24:52Oh, wow. Oh, what, you've got their number?
0:24:52 > 0:24:55That's definitely not what Jess was hoping to hear.
0:24:55 > 0:24:59In this con, the unsuspecting mark thought he'd come to buy a cheap telly.
0:24:59 > 0:25:00Well, give him a call.
0:25:00 > 0:25:03But before he knew what was happening,
0:25:03 > 0:25:05he was being offered the deal of a lifetime.
0:25:05 > 0:25:10A fabulous £60,000 Aston Martin for just five grand.
0:25:10 > 0:25:14Everything had gone without a hitch and the hustlers were hiding upstairs
0:25:14 > 0:25:19when Paul suddenly remembered he'd forgotten one tiny thing he was meant to do.
0:25:36 > 0:25:38When it comes to handing out hustling advice,
0:25:38 > 0:25:41it's probably best to leave it to the professionals.
0:25:41 > 0:25:44The fake commerse...
0:25:44 > 0:25:48And although it goes o...goes oh, it goes ooh!
0:25:48 > 0:25:51It's natural to want to help a damsel in distresh, but... distresh!
0:25:51 > 0:25:52Make sure you understand
0:25:52 > 0:25:54where the people are coming from,
0:25:54 > 0:25:56which could be...
0:25:56 > 0:25:57..Never Never Land.
0:25:57 > 0:25:58Right, I'll do it again!
0:25:58 > 0:25:59A quick call to the...
0:26:00 > 0:26:03So, the best adv...
0:26:03 > 0:26:05That alone should send alarm bells ring...bl-blah.
0:26:05 > 0:26:07If you're ever offered...
0:26:07 > 0:26:08BLEEP
0:26:08 > 0:26:11What's happened here is someone's parted with money to a complete stranger.
0:26:11 > 0:26:14- I think. I can't remember what the- BLEEP- they've done, actually! Have they?
0:26:14 > 0:26:19It's very difficult not to remai... not to... No. No, no. Go back!
0:26:25 > 0:26:29So, that's that. This is The Real Hustle.
0:26:32 > 0:26:34The original real hustlers...
0:26:38 > 0:26:43..and new recruits Polly and Jazz have scammed their last marks, for now.
0:26:43 > 0:26:45# Are you ready?
0:26:47 > 0:26:49# Are you ready?
0:26:49 > 0:26:50# Are you ready?
0:26:50 > 0:26:52# Do you know?
0:26:52 > 0:26:54# Or feel it too?
0:26:54 > 0:26:55# Are you ready?
0:26:55 > 0:26:57# Do you know?
0:26:57 > 0:26:59# Or feel it too?
0:26:59 > 0:27:01# Are you ready?
0:27:01 > 0:27:02# I got to show
0:27:02 > 0:27:05# I feel this for you
0:27:05 > 0:27:12# I feel this for you
0:27:33 > 0:27:35# I feel this for you
0:27:35 > 0:27:39# I feel this for you
0:27:39 > 0:27:40# I feel this for you
0:27:42 > 0:27:46And remember, if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.
0:27:52 > 0:27:57If you want to know more about how this show is made, go to....
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