Be afraid...investigators are out there

A couple from Weston-super-Mare has been caught claiming child benefit for offspring they never had.

After the case Sarah Bamford, of HM Revenue & Customs, said: "This case is the result of many months of intense and thorough work by a dedicated team of tax credit investigation officers."

Many months? The couple lived in a one-room property in the town yet claimed that they had 16 children.

How long does it take HMRC to investigate that it is highly unlikely that anyone would have 16 children, let alone that they would all live in the same room?