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With Bre-X stock halted on the financial markets, the company goes into meltdown. A terrible truth emerges and a scam on an epic scale is revealed. Investors are set to lose millions and entire pension funds will be wiped out. A golden dream turns into a waking nightmare.
Please note, this episode contains difficult subject matter, including references to suicide, and contains some graphic content.
The Six Billion Dollar Gold Scam was first published in May 2024.
The Six Billion Dollar Gold Scam is made by BBC Scotland Productions for the BBC World Service and CBC
Presenter: Suzanne Wilton
Lead Producer: Kate Bissell
Producers: Anna Miles and Mark Rickards
Research: Tom Hinckley
Story consultant: Jack Kibble-White
Music and Sound design: Hannis Brown
Additional Sound Design + Audio Mix: Joel Cox
Executive Editor: Heather Kane-Darling
CBC Senior Producers: Veronica Simmonds and Willow Smith
CBC Executive Producers: Chris Oke and Cesil Fernandes
BBC Commissioning Senior Producer: Anne Dixey
BBC Commissioning Editor: Jon Manel
Published on Monday, 31st March 2025.
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