Frauds and tricksters: their scams are costing us billions | M6 | Zone Interdite

Medical insurance scams, family allowance cheating, work on the black… French people who defraud are costing the State 60 billion Euros. Almost as much as the annual Social Security deficit! But the State is not the only victim of this ingenious form of crime. With the crisis, private enterprise is also suffering from increasing crooked practices of all types. Often, it’s the employees themselves who are dipping into the till. Fake documents, organized networks… the majority of fraudsters are increasing their ingenious means of tricking social organisms or their boss. Who are these white-collar fraudsters? How are the State and business leaders fighting them? For several months we followed the investigations of Commander Franck Royet and his team. These officers from the Crime Squad are part of the Brigade for the Suppression of Fraud. It’s a brigade that specializes in pursuing white-collar fraudsters. We also followed the investigations of Pascal and Céline, two agents from the Family Allowances Department in the Val de Marne, whose job is to fight social security fraud. Finally, we met the French who defraud, often out of necessity, but also out of the lure of gain, and sometimes, even as a simple game. A dangerous game that can cost them very dear.