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		</div><p><a href="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/bbc-probes-fraud-show-actors.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full" title="The BBC is investigating claims actors were hired to impersonate fraud victims on its television show The Real Hustle" src="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/min-bbc-probes-fraud-show-actors.jpg" alt="The BBC is investigating claims actors were hired to impersonate fraud victims on its television show The Real Hustle"/></a></p>
<p>The BBC is investigating claims that actors were hired to impersonate fraud victims on its television show The Real Hustle.</p>
<p>The programme produced by Objective Productions for BBC Three, is described on the broadcaster&#8217;s own website as one featuring a team of hustlers as they &#8220;try out some notorious scams on members of the public&#8221;.</p>
<p>It states the participants featured have either been set up by friends or relatives, or believe that they are taking part in another television programme.</p>
<p>It added the aim was to reveal how scams work so that the viewer could avoid being ripped off by the same con.</p>
<p>Allegations detailed in The Mail on Sunday revealed some actors and extras had claimed they were used and even paid to participate in the show.</p>
<p>A BBC spokesman said: &#8220;It is of paramount importance to the BBC that our audiences are not misled by the programmes we broadcast.</p>
<p>&#8220;We will examine any alleged breaches of our editorial standards relating to The Real Hustle as a matter of urgency and will take appropriate action if required.&#8221;</p>
<p>In a statement, Objective Productions said: &#8220;Objective Productions categorically deny that The Real Hustle has ever briefed the &#8216;marks&#8217; or victims of the hustles about the true nature of the scam before the event. All the people on the show have been hustled for real and their reactions are genuine.</p>
<p>&#8220;We have never employed an actor as a &#8216;mark&#8217;, briefed them in advance and asked them to fake their initial reaction to the scam.</p>
<p>&#8220;Occasionally, because of for example, equipment problems, we have had to reshoot short elements of the set-up after the hustle has been completed and that can involve giving some direction to the &#8216;marks&#8217; to ensure that the footage matches, however it is completely untrue to say that any &#8216;mark&#8217; was an actor who was fully briefed in advance and paid to act as though they had been hustled.&#8221;</p>
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