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Since the economic crisis of 2008, fraud has exploded in France: undeclared work, family allowance scams, but also VAT and social security fraud... Everywhere, schemers are competing in ingenuity to abuse the control bodies. The loss of revenue for the State is estimated at 60 billion euros per year. Who are these fraudsters? How do they cheat? And what are the ways to stop this large-scale delinquency? We followed an exceptional operation to fight undeclared work led by 200 police officers and gendarmes throughout France. Their target? A restaurant group that employed clandestine Asian cooks. A fraud against Urssaf and the tax authorities estimated at 3 million euros. In Paris, there are only ten Urssaf inspectors to control 350,000 companies. A titanic task! More and more dishonest entrepreneurs are undercutting prices by not declaring their employees, particularly in the construction and security sectors. Every year in France, undeclared work represents a loss of 15 billion euros. Family allowance funds are not spared by fraudsters: 800 million euros disappear each year. We have traced the chain of a fraud organized in a hotel in Val d'Oise that is said to serve as a fictitious residence for people living abroad so that they can continue to receive benefits. Fraud is also plaguing Social Security, which finds itself deprived of 3 billion euros each year. False medical acts billed to health insurance by health professionals are exploding. Example with this nurse from the South of France, who declared 300,000 euros of fictitious acts in 2 years! We followed the police officers of the BRDA, a brigade for the repression of clever delinquency, created in Paris 3 years ago to fight against this scourge. Finally, we investigated a little-known vein: VAT fraud. A loss of 15 billion euros per year for public finances. Perfumes, computer equipment, mobile phones, but also used cars… smart people buy these products tax-free abroad to resell them in France without paying VAT Director: Jennifer Deschamps