0:00:02 > 0:00:05This is the most successful scam show of all time.
0:00:05 > 0:00:08A hit in 45 countries around the world.
0:00:12 > 0:00:14The Real Hustlers have stolen cars...
0:00:14 > 0:00:16Hey!
0:00:16 > 0:00:17It's perfectly safe there.
0:00:19 > 0:00:21..burgled houses...
0:00:23 > 0:00:24..picked...
0:00:26 > 0:00:28..switched...
0:00:28 > 0:00:31- and ditched. - A tenner for the whole lot!
0:00:31 > 0:00:33They've carried out close to 500 scams
0:00:33 > 0:00:39and stolen over £1 million, and now they're back for an 11th series.
0:00:43 > 0:00:45..with new recruits...
0:00:46 > 0:00:50Their job? To expose the tricks of the criminal's trade
0:00:50 > 0:00:53so that you don't get scammed.
0:00:55 > 0:00:58On tonight's show, guest hustler Radio 1 DJ Nihal
0:00:58 > 0:01:00throws some shapes.
0:01:00 > 0:01:02Don't walk past there!
0:01:02 > 0:01:05Polly proves scamming drinks is as easy as...
0:01:05 > 0:01:09One, two, three. Enjoy the reward!
0:01:09 > 0:01:10And Jess makes a new friend.
0:01:10 > 0:01:15- I'm actually furious, you know that? I'm actually- BLEEP- furious.
0:01:54 > 0:01:57The hustlers have invited celebrity friends to see
0:01:57 > 0:01:58if they can cut it as con artists -
0:01:58 > 0:02:01but they'll have no clue what the scam is about
0:02:01 > 0:02:04and there are no dress rehearsals.
0:02:04 > 0:02:07So this is sink or swim!
0:02:08 > 0:02:12Today's guest hustler is TV presenter and Radio 1 DJ...
0:02:12 > 0:02:14Nihal.
0:02:15 > 0:02:19I'm in Glasgow. Unless it's something particularly Scottish themed
0:02:19 > 0:02:23involving tossing cabers, playing bagpipes,
0:02:23 > 0:02:25I've no idea what is going to happen to me.
0:02:27 > 0:02:28- Hello?- Hello.
0:02:28 > 0:02:33Can you walk across the bridge and then down the footpath and I'll meet you at the points.
0:02:33 > 0:02:34All right, cool.
0:02:34 > 0:02:40'This programme is amazing. I look at it and I just see some of the guys who've done it before.'
0:02:40 > 0:02:42I thought, "Can I do that?
0:02:42 > 0:02:47"Could I get in that situation and act it out? Look them in the eye and lie to them? I don't know."
0:02:47 > 0:02:50And today I'm going to get a chance to find out, so I'm really excited.
0:02:50 > 0:02:53Let me tell you a bit about what we're doing.
0:02:53 > 0:02:56Today we're going to be pulling off an audacious scam.
0:02:56 > 0:02:58OK, we like that word.
0:02:58 > 0:03:01The question is, how do you sell something
0:03:01 > 0:03:06that doesn't actually belong to you without stealing it in the first place?
0:03:06 > 0:03:11- No idea.- Shall we get going? I'll tell you more about it.- Yeah.
0:03:12 > 0:03:15Nihal's going to have to achieve a double-double,
0:03:15 > 0:03:18two scams with two marks in...
0:03:22 > 0:03:27The hustlers have hired some rooms in a luxury country hotel.
0:03:29 > 0:03:32The guys lead Nihal as Jess waits outside reception
0:03:32 > 0:03:35to meet a man about some art.
0:03:35 > 0:03:36Hello.
0:03:36 > 0:03:39This guy's come here to buy a highly collectible sculpture
0:03:39 > 0:03:42and that makes him the mark.
0:03:44 > 0:03:49Jess is going to be doing an awful lot of leading people around today,
0:03:49 > 0:03:51and timing will be crucial.
0:03:51 > 0:03:53Right now, she's taking the mark to Paul.
0:03:55 > 0:03:58He's playing the role of art dealer Rob Marx.
0:03:58 > 0:04:01He's selling a piece that's worth a lot of money.
0:04:02 > 0:04:05If you'd just like to take a seat. Rob Marx, this is Peter.
0:04:05 > 0:04:07- Hello, Peter. How are you? - Not so bad, thank you.
0:04:07 > 0:04:10- Have a seat.- Thank you.
0:04:10 > 0:04:13- You find the place OK? - Uh, yes, I did...
0:04:13 > 0:04:16While Paul entertains the mark, Jess goes back to meet some guards
0:04:16 > 0:04:19from a security firm in charge of transporting
0:04:19 > 0:04:23the precious item from a local gallery to the hotel.
0:04:23 > 0:04:26They've been told it's being used for a magazine photoshoot,
0:04:26 > 0:04:30and for insurance purposes, they mustn't let it out of their sight.
0:04:31 > 0:04:34Jess walks the officer through the grand hall...
0:04:36 > 0:04:40I think... I think that's the piece arriving. Looks like security...
0:04:40 > 0:04:43..and right past Paul and the watching mark,
0:04:43 > 0:04:47and into a corridor leading to the room where Nihal, Alex and Jazz
0:04:47 > 0:04:50have set the stage for the first part of the scam...
0:04:50 > 0:04:51the photoshoot.
0:04:52 > 0:04:56Nihal's first role is to play the long-suffering assistant to Alex,
0:04:56 > 0:05:00a temperamental photographer, prone to hissy fits.
0:05:00 > 0:05:03Jazz is also getting an earful, as the apprentice.
0:05:03 > 0:05:07I mean, you should know whether we do need back-lighting or not.
0:05:07 > 0:05:10Is that the...? Hi. Oh, great, it's here.
0:05:10 > 0:05:13Because it's being photographed for a magazine,
0:05:13 > 0:05:16the piece has been loaned by the owner, so it's free for the day.
0:05:18 > 0:05:22And there it is. Three beautifully cast birds in flight.
0:05:23 > 0:05:27Made from solid bronze, it weighs a ton and is worth a five-figure sum.
0:05:31 > 0:05:37All right, good. Now, I just want everybody to get off my set in front of my light.
0:05:37 > 0:05:38Being the artist he is,
0:05:38 > 0:05:42photographer Alex insists on everything being just right before he starts shooting.
0:05:42 > 0:05:44Could I ask you to take that out?
0:05:44 > 0:05:48The prima-donna photographer sends one of the guards out.
0:05:48 > 0:05:50If you'd just like to take a seat there.
0:05:50 > 0:05:53Thank you. There's some papers or something you can have a look at.
0:05:53 > 0:05:56The other guard is left alone to keep his eye on the sculpture,
0:05:56 > 0:05:59making him the second mark.
0:05:59 > 0:06:00If it goes, I'll get it.
0:06:00 > 0:06:04He's asked to sit out of the way of the photoshoot.
0:06:04 > 0:06:05In fact, for this scam to work,
0:06:05 > 0:06:09it's vital that he doesn't move from that chair.
0:06:11 > 0:06:13I'm going to change this. D'you want...?
0:06:13 > 0:06:17Don't walk past there! Everybody, stop crossing the light.
0:06:17 > 0:06:19We're pressed for time.
0:06:19 > 0:06:22- All right, sorry. - Just don't cross.- Sorry.
0:06:22 > 0:06:25- Did you hear what I just said? - Yeah, I'm sorry.- Right, OK.
0:06:25 > 0:06:29Photographer Alex is starting to boss his underlings around.
0:06:29 > 0:06:33Nihal and Jazz definitely aren't getting an easy ride from their boss.
0:06:33 > 0:06:37- No, back. Back.- OK.- Sorry.- Sorry.
0:06:37 > 0:06:40- It's like working with a bunch of amateurs. - NIHAL SNIGGERS
0:06:40 > 0:06:43- It's not funny.- Sorry.
0:06:43 > 0:06:47That's kind of working for me. Jay, what do you think? Yeah, it is.
0:06:47 > 0:06:49- The silhouette is what we're going for.- Yeah.
0:06:49 > 0:06:51It's a nice silhouette of it.
0:06:51 > 0:06:54- We'll just shoot a couple of test ones.- Sorry, sorry.
0:06:54 > 0:07:01The mark's forced to witness the outrageous workplace harassment, and though he can't see the sculpture,
0:07:01 > 0:07:05its silhouette is plainly visible to him on the screen at all times.
0:07:05 > 0:07:10- I don't need that, Jay. You know I don't need that.- Just checking.
0:07:10 > 0:07:13- This is not your first shoot, OK? - I know, I was just checking.
0:07:13 > 0:07:15So, just try and keep up.
0:07:15 > 0:07:18Looks like it's going to be a long wait.
0:07:19 > 0:07:22Back in the main hall, the other mark is getting anxious
0:07:22 > 0:07:25to get on with his deal and buy some valuable art.
0:07:31 > 0:07:32That's kind of why we do this here,
0:07:32 > 0:07:34rather than the middle of town, you know.
0:07:38 > 0:07:42The sooner I have your money in my hands, I'll be a lot happier, too.
0:07:42 > 0:07:46Here's Jess to help the mark part with his money a bit quicker.
0:07:46 > 0:07:51Sorry, Rob, they'll be another ten minutes. Do you want to come to the whisky room? It's more comfortable.
0:07:51 > 0:07:54Sounds perfect. Why don't you bring your whisky?
0:07:54 > 0:07:56Yes? Do you want me to take that for you?
0:07:58 > 0:08:01Jess makes sure to give him the first-class treatment
0:08:01 > 0:08:04and she takes him to a meeting room
0:08:04 > 0:08:07that happens to be right next door to the photoshoot.
0:08:07 > 0:08:08Ah, lovely.
0:08:08 > 0:08:13Jess leaves Paul to talk business with the mark.
0:08:13 > 0:08:16She heads straight over to let Alex know everyone is in position.
0:08:18 > 0:08:22Jay? Be quiet, just for one second, and let me do my job, all right?
0:08:22 > 0:08:25- KNOCK AT DOOR - Yeah?
0:08:25 > 0:08:27It's all right, mate, I'll get it.
0:08:27 > 0:08:30Um, I just wondered if you wanted any water or anything to eat or drink?
0:08:30 > 0:08:33- Um...- No, we're OK, actually, thank you.
0:08:35 > 0:08:37That's the signal to Alex, Jazz and Nihal.
0:08:37 > 0:08:40It's time for the next part of the scam.
0:08:42 > 0:08:46The hustlers plan to sell this very sculpture to the mark in the next room.
0:08:46 > 0:08:49But what about that guard?
0:08:49 > 0:08:52Just take that off for a second. I want to clean the plinth.
0:08:52 > 0:08:54This is where Nihal comes in.
0:08:54 > 0:08:57He removes the sculpture from the plinth.
0:08:57 > 0:08:59Just bring it over here.
0:09:03 > 0:09:06Sensing the sculpture's on the move, the guard is on his feet
0:09:06 > 0:09:08and starts moving around.
0:09:08 > 0:09:11This is a bad thing.
0:09:11 > 0:09:15It's vital the mark stays in his chair by the door,
0:09:15 > 0:09:18because when he's seated, he can't see the other door,
0:09:18 > 0:09:21which is the one Nihal plans to slip through.
0:09:21 > 0:09:23You're all right to take a seat, mate.
0:09:23 > 0:09:26Jazz tries to convince him to sit down, but he's having none of it.
0:09:28 > 0:09:31Clearly, it can't be in two places at once,
0:09:31 > 0:09:32so to keep the mark fooled,
0:09:32 > 0:09:37Alex quickly replaces the bronze with a worthless cardboard replica.
0:09:39 > 0:09:45Nihal lifts the statue and makes for the door as Alex and Jazz keep obscuring the mark's view.
0:09:45 > 0:09:50They're just here, OK? You're trailing everything. Come back when you've got the black stuff.
0:09:53 > 0:09:54Done.
0:09:54 > 0:09:58Sorry, can I ask you to have a seat? You're reflecting lights off there.
0:09:58 > 0:10:01- If it goes, don't worry, I'll get it.- Yeah.- Cheers, mate.
0:10:01 > 0:10:06Alex keeps the mark busy. As long as he stays where he is, they'll be OK.
0:10:06 > 0:10:10But if he looks behind that screen, the game will be up.
0:10:10 > 0:10:15Nihal now only has moments to change for the next part of the scam.
0:10:15 > 0:10:18The photographic assistant is becoming a security guard
0:10:18 > 0:10:22to take the sculpture through to the adjoining room and one admiring mark.
0:10:22 > 0:10:25- KNOCK AT DOOR - Come in.
0:10:27 > 0:10:29Wow.
0:10:29 > 0:10:31- Put it over there.- Yes, Mr Marx.
0:10:31 > 0:10:33I'm not as strong as I look.
0:10:33 > 0:10:35Ooh.
0:10:37 > 0:10:40That really is stunning. I've seen pictures. This is a...
0:10:40 > 0:10:44Isn't it amazing? And the photographs don't do it any justice at all.
0:10:44 > 0:10:46No, it's...
0:10:46 > 0:10:50- totally amazing. - The scene's now set for the sale.
0:10:50 > 0:10:51Coming up...
0:10:51 > 0:10:54One security guard gets restless
0:10:54 > 0:10:57and one happy customer becomes very much not happy.
0:10:57 > 0:11:00BLEEP BLEEP.
0:11:13 > 0:11:16When hustlers go out, they don't take money.
0:11:16 > 0:11:18They take prop bets.
0:11:20 > 0:11:22The proposition bet has only one rule,
0:11:22 > 0:11:25and that's that the hustler always wins.
0:11:30 > 0:11:32I've got a challenge for you.
0:11:32 > 0:11:35Here is three shot glasses
0:11:35 > 0:11:38and ten coins. They're just normal coins.
0:11:38 > 0:11:42I want you to put an odd number of coins in each glass,
0:11:42 > 0:11:45but you have to use all ten coins.
0:11:45 > 0:11:49If you can do it, I'll buy you a drink. If not, you've got to buy me a drink.
0:11:49 > 0:11:53So, to win a drink, Polly's friends need to divide all the coins
0:11:53 > 0:11:56so there's an odd number in each shot glass.
0:11:56 > 0:11:58It just doesn't add up.
0:11:58 > 0:12:03- OK.- Shall I start with you, yeah? So, an odd number in each glass.
0:12:04 > 0:12:07One...two...three.
0:12:07 > 0:12:10- That's three in that one, as well. - Three in that one.
0:12:10 > 0:12:12And they have to be inside the glass?
0:12:12 > 0:12:15They have to be inside the glass, yeah.
0:12:15 > 0:12:17So, that's three.
0:12:17 > 0:12:19Uh...
0:12:19 > 0:12:23- Think of other odd numbers.- The odd numbers aren't the hassle, it's...
0:12:23 > 0:12:26THEY LAUGH
0:12:26 > 0:12:28Right. Like that?
0:12:28 > 0:12:30It has to have a coin in every glass.
0:12:30 > 0:12:32Uh...
0:12:32 > 0:12:36- I don't know.- No? Someone else want to have a little go?
0:12:36 > 0:12:38- No idea?- No idea.
0:12:38 > 0:12:42- Any idea?- No.- So, if I can do it, you'll buy me a drink?- Definitely.
0:12:42 > 0:12:46Yeah? OK, so. One...two...three.
0:12:46 > 0:12:49One, two, three.
0:12:49 > 0:12:52One, two, three.
0:12:52 > 0:12:55So, there's three in there, three in there and three in there.
0:12:55 > 0:12:58I put four in there and then add that. Seven in there. Odd numbers.
0:13:00 > 0:13:03It's easy when you know how.
0:13:03 > 0:13:06To start, Polly puts three coins in each glass
0:13:06 > 0:13:09and is left with one spare. She adds it to one of the glasses
0:13:09 > 0:13:14and then puts it into one of the others to make seven coins,
0:13:14 > 0:13:19so there's three in this one, three in this one, and seven in this one.
0:13:19 > 0:13:22All odd numbers, Polly wins.
0:13:22 > 0:13:24The bar's that way, and mine's a gin and tonic.
0:13:32 > 0:13:35It's a late summer's evening
0:13:35 > 0:13:39and judging by Jess's travel bag, she's off on holiday.
0:13:39 > 0:13:40But before she leaves,
0:13:40 > 0:13:45she's keen to make a little spending money in The Ringer.
0:13:49 > 0:13:52Jess homes in on her first mark.
0:13:52 > 0:13:54Excuse me. Could you just help me, please?
0:13:54 > 0:13:57I've just found this ring, just down there -
0:13:57 > 0:13:59I'm just waiting for my cab - and I think it might be...
0:13:59 > 0:14:03It's that one in the window, and I don't really know what to do.
0:14:03 > 0:14:05It's a jeweller's, it's inside there, so...
0:14:05 > 0:14:08I mean, it's an engagement ring, obviously.
0:14:08 > 0:14:12- BLEEP.- I don't know what to do. I'm really late. I've got to go get a plane!
0:14:12 > 0:14:15So, Jess has found a ring outside a jeweller's.
0:14:15 > 0:14:20A poster in the window is offering a £500 reward to whoever finds it,
0:14:20 > 0:14:22but she's on her way to the airport
0:14:22 > 0:14:25so can't come back to claim the cash.
0:14:25 > 0:14:27Maybe one of these guys could help her out.
0:14:27 > 0:14:30I'd love that cash but I'm not here. I've got to go.
0:14:30 > 0:14:34Sounds genuine. How could this possibly be a scam?
0:14:34 > 0:14:36After all, there's the poster inside the closed shop
0:14:36 > 0:14:40and it seems like Jess has found the ring in the picture.
0:14:40 > 0:14:41It must be for real.
0:14:41 > 0:14:45Why did I have to go today? Damn it! Damn it!
0:14:45 > 0:14:48- I could drop it off tomorrow night. I'll be in Glasgow tomorrow.- Yeah?
0:14:48 > 0:14:50- It'll be open then, won't it?- Aye.
0:14:50 > 0:14:53So, he's agreed to help her get the ring back.
0:14:53 > 0:14:57But it's a shame she's going to miss out on that reward money. Unless...
0:14:57 > 0:15:01If you've got something on you that you can give to me now,
0:15:01 > 0:15:04then at least I've got something out of it. You can get the £500 tomorrow.
0:15:04 > 0:15:07- I haven't even got any cash on me. - Oh, really?
0:15:07 > 0:15:09But it sounds like he's broke.
0:15:09 > 0:15:11See if ye give me your number or something?
0:15:11 > 0:15:13I'm sure you're lovely and I trust you.
0:15:13 > 0:15:15I don't really want to be giving my number out.
0:15:15 > 0:15:19She doesn't want to chat on the phone, she just wants his money.
0:15:19 > 0:15:23Do you mind if I take it back? I mean, even if it's like a tenner or something.
0:15:23 > 0:15:25A tenner? You sure?
0:15:25 > 0:15:29Surely he'll hand over ten quid, knowing he'll get the £500 reward.
0:15:31 > 0:15:35- Oh, what, a cash machine? - Success. He's off to get some cash.
0:15:35 > 0:15:37I'll be back in two minutes?
0:15:37 > 0:15:40Hurry up, boys. I've really got to go, I'm so late.
0:15:40 > 0:15:43- Oh, thank you.- And there's the cash.
0:15:43 > 0:15:45The opening times are on the door.
0:15:45 > 0:15:48It's only a tenner, mind you, which hardly seems fair,
0:15:48 > 0:15:52as the mark can get the £500 reward for the ring tomorrow.
0:15:52 > 0:15:53Thank you, hon. Thank you. Bye.
0:15:55 > 0:15:58At least it'll pay for a cab to the airport.
0:15:58 > 0:16:02The mark walks off, thinking he's just struck gold.
0:16:05 > 0:16:09A few minutes later, here comes a familiar-looking lady,
0:16:09 > 0:16:12stepping out of a familiar-looking cab,
0:16:12 > 0:16:14at the exact same spot,
0:16:14 > 0:16:16and she's only gone and found another ring.
0:16:16 > 0:16:19'Scuse me. Hiya, sorry, can you help me, please?
0:16:19 > 0:16:21I've just found this ring...
0:16:21 > 0:16:23And once again, she singles out a mark.
0:16:23 > 0:16:27Once again, Jess draws attention to the poster.
0:16:27 > 0:16:30In here, and I've got to go, I'm shooting off, like, in two minutes.
0:16:30 > 0:16:32Can you help me?
0:16:32 > 0:16:34All right, then we can hand it in tomorrow.
0:16:34 > 0:16:37He seems keen to help, but what's in it for Jess?
0:16:37 > 0:16:41Have you got anything you could give me? Then at least I get something.
0:16:41 > 0:16:43Do you want to tell me what you want?
0:16:43 > 0:16:46Well, I mean, I don't know, £100, or something?
0:16:47 > 0:16:50SHE LAUGHS I'm cheap?!
0:16:50 > 0:16:53Now that's more like it.
0:16:53 > 0:16:56Thank you, hon. Enjoy the rest of your night. I've really got to go.
0:16:56 > 0:16:59- Enjoy yourself, thank you! - Take care. Bye.
0:16:59 > 0:17:02Jess leaves with the mark's £100.
0:17:03 > 0:17:05What's really convincing about this scam
0:17:05 > 0:17:08is that poster inside the jeweller's window.
0:17:08 > 0:17:10So how did the hustlers get it in there?
0:17:12 > 0:17:15Earlier, Jazz spotted a jewellery store with a nice, big window
0:17:15 > 0:17:19and went inside posing as a young designer
0:17:19 > 0:17:22looking to stick up a poster to advertise his charity exhibition.
0:17:22 > 0:17:25Jewellery design exhibition. Is that all right?
0:17:25 > 0:17:27- Yeah, put it on the window. - Oh, cheers, mate.
0:17:27 > 0:17:30With the manager's permission,
0:17:30 > 0:17:33Jazz stuck posters up inside and outside the shop window.
0:17:34 > 0:17:37Later, when the shop closed, all Jess had to do
0:17:37 > 0:17:40was quickly remove the poster on the outside,
0:17:40 > 0:17:42revealing a hidden reward notice
0:17:42 > 0:17:45printed on the back of the poster on the inside.
0:17:45 > 0:17:48And the constant supply of cheap, fake rings
0:17:48 > 0:17:51- means she can hit mark... - Excuse me.
0:17:51 > 0:17:53- ..after mark... - I've just found this ring...
0:17:53 > 0:17:55- ..after mark. - It's this one here.
0:17:55 > 0:17:59Hi, can you just take me round the block?
0:17:59 > 0:18:01I'm actually raging
0:18:01 > 0:18:04because my judgement of people is usually a lot better.
0:18:04 > 0:18:07- I'm actually raging. I'm actually- BLEEP- furious.
0:18:07 > 0:18:10Nobody but nobody gets one over on me. Nobody.
0:18:10 > 0:18:13I don't allow it, I'm too protective of myself.
0:18:13 > 0:18:15And it's clearly fake.
0:18:19 > 0:18:22This seems like a win-win situation to most marks.
0:18:22 > 0:18:25The young lady makes some money, they make some money,
0:18:25 > 0:18:27the rightful owner gets their ring back.
0:18:27 > 0:18:29What's not to like?
0:18:29 > 0:18:32Variations on the ring scam exist all over Europe
0:18:32 > 0:18:35and they all depend on the victim believing that a worthless ring
0:18:35 > 0:18:37is actually the real deal.
0:18:37 > 0:18:40If you're not an expert, be careful who you listen to
0:18:40 > 0:18:44and remember that a promise of reward might not be worth the paper that it's written on.
0:18:52 > 0:18:56Earlier today, Radio 1 DJ Nihal helped the hustlers pull the wool
0:18:56 > 0:18:59over two different marks in the same scam.
0:18:59 > 0:19:01They've borrowed a piece of art
0:19:01 > 0:19:04and somehow, they plan to make money from it.
0:19:04 > 0:19:06- What a piece.- The catch?
0:19:06 > 0:19:10It's not theirs to sell, and neither mark knows that yet.
0:19:10 > 0:19:13It's only a matter of time before the security guard
0:19:13 > 0:19:16notices that the valuable sculpture he's looking after
0:19:16 > 0:19:20isn't where he thinks it is in Two Rooms, part two.
0:19:26 > 0:19:30Alex is still shooting a silhouette fake of the expensive sculpture
0:19:30 > 0:19:34whilst Paul's busy talking about the real one right next door.
0:19:34 > 0:19:39Meanwhile, Jess is going to bring someone new into the mix.
0:19:39 > 0:19:42And finally, Nihal's still looking mean playing the security guard.
0:19:42 > 0:19:45- Rob, your valuer's here.- Oh.
0:19:45 > 0:19:48Hi, how are you? Rob.
0:19:48 > 0:19:50As with all major art deals,
0:19:50 > 0:19:53it's important to have an independent valuer
0:19:53 > 0:19:54authenticate the piece
0:19:54 > 0:19:57to assure the mark that he's buying a genuine work of art.
0:19:57 > 0:20:01It's just arrived, actually, we're still, kind of, taking it in.
0:20:01 > 0:20:07Just like that sculpture, this guy's 100% genuine, and he gets straight to work.
0:20:07 > 0:20:10THEY TALK INDISTINCTLY
0:20:10 > 0:20:12Before parting with any cash,
0:20:12 > 0:20:14the mark needs to be completely convinced
0:20:14 > 0:20:16he's getting value for money.
0:20:16 > 0:20:19So, what's this lump of bronze really worth?
0:20:19 > 0:20:20You'd be struggling to pick up
0:20:20 > 0:20:23anything like this, retail, for less than £10,000.
0:20:23 > 0:20:25The sculpture is worth £10,000.
0:20:25 > 0:20:29The valuer has given his assessment and Jess leads him away
0:20:29 > 0:20:32before anyone asks any awkward questions.
0:20:32 > 0:20:36- I've ordered you a cab, it's going to be here in one minute. - All right, that's super.
0:20:36 > 0:20:41Next door, that cardboard cut-out won't fool the guard for ever,
0:20:41 > 0:20:44so Alex and Jazz decide it's time to make an exit.
0:20:44 > 0:20:48How long does it take to go to the van?
0:20:48 > 0:20:50The frustrated photographer
0:20:50 > 0:20:52goes off to track down his useless apprentice.
0:20:52 > 0:20:56- Do you want me to change these over? - No, leave it as it is. Stay there.
0:20:56 > 0:20:59- Thank you.- Take care. Bye-bye.
0:20:59 > 0:21:02The buyer is now totally convinced the bronze is the genuine article,
0:21:02 > 0:21:05so all that's left is to close the deal.
0:21:06 > 0:21:09So, um, I hate to do this but there is the matter of money to discuss.
0:21:10 > 0:21:13Um, you said to me you brought cash.
0:21:13 > 0:21:17- Half cash and half...- Yes, you mentioned that. I was kind of hoping it was all cash, but that's OK.
0:21:20 > 0:21:21Ah.
0:21:24 > 0:21:25Ka-ching.
0:21:25 > 0:21:27Very good.
0:21:27 > 0:21:30I think that our security firm can drive it for you.
0:21:30 > 0:21:32I'll take your word for it - it was obviously secure anyway.
0:21:32 > 0:21:36Yeah, I mean, so far they haven't lost anything yet.
0:21:36 > 0:21:39- Have you lost anything yet? - Not to the best of my knowledge.
0:21:39 > 0:21:40I never realised it had an eye...
0:21:40 > 0:21:43The hotel manager wants a word with Mr Marx.
0:21:43 > 0:21:45Sorry to disturb.
0:21:45 > 0:21:49You mentioned putting something in our safe and it's on a time-lock.
0:21:49 > 0:21:53He does look an awful lot like that photographer from next door,
0:21:53 > 0:21:55only in different clothing.
0:21:56 > 0:21:59- You've got a window of five minutes. - All right.
0:21:59 > 0:22:02Would you be so good as to make sure that goes into my box?
0:22:02 > 0:22:05Paul hands the five grand cash to Nihal.
0:22:05 > 0:22:07- OK.- Thank you. Sorry to disturb.
0:22:07 > 0:22:09Alex will show him to the safe.
0:22:09 > 0:22:11Um...
0:22:11 > 0:22:16Sorry, could you sign these documents so I can get them faxed off as soon as possible?
0:22:16 > 0:22:20And here's another interruption. Jess has some urgent business requiring Paul's attention.
0:22:20 > 0:22:23- I'll be right back, OK?- OK. - I'll bring you another whisky.
0:22:23 > 0:22:26In fact, this is the get away.
0:22:41 > 0:22:45And that just leaves Jazz to get the hell out of there.
0:22:52 > 0:22:55Right under the mark's nose.
0:22:57 > 0:23:00- Any time you're ready.- Thank God.
0:23:06 > 0:23:09Unaware that he's just been hustled,
0:23:09 > 0:23:12the mark is left to take in the full grandeur
0:23:12 > 0:23:14of the newly acquired bronze sculpture.
0:23:16 > 0:23:19And next door, the guard is still at his post.
0:23:19 > 0:23:23But he fills his colleague in at the first opportunity.
0:23:36 > 0:23:37BLEEP.
0:23:37 > 0:23:39He can't believe the ten-grand sculpture
0:23:39 > 0:23:42he's been guarding for the past hour
0:23:42 > 0:23:44is actually a worthless cardboard cut-out.
0:23:44 > 0:23:47What's he got down here?
0:23:47 > 0:23:50Following the only other exit, he runs right into the other mark.
0:23:50 > 0:23:52- Hey, there.- Hi.
0:23:56 > 0:23:58Uh...yeah.
0:23:58 > 0:24:00- They were in here with me.- Right.
0:24:00 > 0:24:03At least the sculpture is still in the building,
0:24:03 > 0:24:06but the guard can't work out what's going on.
0:24:06 > 0:24:09He goes to find his mate, leaving the other mark very puzzled.
0:24:12 > 0:24:14- Hi there.- Hi, sir.
0:24:14 > 0:24:17The security firm has been tasked with keeping the statue safe,
0:24:17 > 0:24:19so that's the boss's first priority.
0:24:21 > 0:24:22The statue's been bought.
0:24:35 > 0:24:37- To here?- Yes.
0:24:37 > 0:24:39And we're looking after it today.
0:24:39 > 0:24:42Right. And you're going to deliver it to the address
0:24:42 > 0:24:44that I gave the other driver.
0:24:49 > 0:24:51BLEEP. BLEEP.
0:24:53 > 0:24:54Argh.
0:24:57 > 0:25:02Oh, I know it's valuable. I'm just after being done out of £5,000.
0:25:05 > 0:25:08- BEEP- sake.
0:25:09 > 0:25:12So how did the hustlers manage to sell something
0:25:12 > 0:25:14that they didn't own in the first place?
0:25:16 > 0:25:19Back in the den, Polly arranged to hire the piece for the day
0:25:19 > 0:25:22and arranged to have it delivered to the hotel.
0:25:22 > 0:25:25She carefully mocked up the shape of the bronze on some card
0:25:25 > 0:25:29and made a cut-out that could be used to fool the security guard
0:25:29 > 0:25:32into thinking it was still on the plinth.
0:25:32 > 0:25:36When in fact, the whole time, it was in the room next door,
0:25:36 > 0:25:39being sold to another unsuspecting mark.
0:25:39 > 0:25:42The valuer simply added authenticity to the deal.
0:25:42 > 0:25:46You'd struggle to pick up anything like this for less than £10,000.
0:25:46 > 0:25:48And after that, it was easy.
0:25:50 > 0:25:53Actually, I could cry at the moment, to be quite honest with you.
0:25:53 > 0:25:57I just feel so angry inside.
0:25:57 > 0:25:59- It's just been a- BLEEP- day for me.
0:26:00 > 0:26:02From start to finish.
0:26:02 > 0:26:05When the security guards came in to take away the piece,
0:26:05 > 0:26:09to be honest with you, I didn't know what to think.
0:26:09 > 0:26:12In fact I wanted to put my head through a wall.
0:26:12 > 0:26:14I'm just so bloody angry.
0:26:14 > 0:26:18For you to live your life not wishing to be hustled,
0:26:18 > 0:26:21you would always have to think the worst of people.
0:26:21 > 0:26:24But, you know, if someone was trying to sell me, you know,
0:26:24 > 0:26:27three birds sculpture made of bronze,
0:26:27 > 0:26:32I would make damn sure that there was no other room.
0:26:32 > 0:26:34I would do it out in the open.
0:26:34 > 0:26:37If I saw a security guard I'd go, "Who do you work for?"
0:26:37 > 0:26:41If there was a fella with glasses, a pretty woman and someone who looks kind of Greek,
0:26:41 > 0:26:45I'd run a mile, quite frankly. Do you know what I mean? I'm gone.
0:26:48 > 0:26:52The grand surroundings give this scam an air of authenticity.
0:26:52 > 0:26:55Until the very last minute, both parties believe
0:26:55 > 0:26:58they're taking part in a legitimate piece of business,
0:26:58 > 0:27:03and by the time they realise they're being scammed, we're a couple of miles down the road.
0:27:04 > 0:27:05This is not amateur hour.
0:27:05 > 0:27:09This is the kind of scam professional criminals will set up
0:27:09 > 0:27:11to obtain high-value goods.
0:27:11 > 0:27:14If you're in that market, you should know who you're dealing with,
0:27:14 > 0:27:18and if you're asked for cash, that should ring an alarm bell.
0:27:18 > 0:27:20Make sure you understand the kind of transaction
0:27:20 > 0:27:22you're going into from the outset.
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