actors or extras, they had not been hired for this purpose, and the production company had recruited participants through websites "popular with people keen to appear on television". International versions An Australian version of the show was aired on 14 September 2010 on Channel Nine Starring Adam Mada, Nicholas J Johnson & Claire Werbeloff. A Belgian version of the show was produced for VT4 by Toreador. A German version of the show was produced for Sat.1 by Granada Production. An Israeli version of the show was produced for Channel 10 by Armoza Formats and Buzz TV. A New Zealand version was aired 22 March on TV3. The show was produced by Endemol Southern Star. A Russian version of the show was produced for Ren TV by Red Planet. An American version of the show aired in 2008 on truTV, Real Hustle. The show was produced by Objective Productions. References External links BBC News - How to stay off the suckers list Objective Productions Crook Productions 2006 British television series debuts 2012 British television series endings BBC television documentaries British non-fiction television series Television series by All3Media