May 2024

1. The fall

Bre-X geologist Michael de Guzman is the man of the hour. He’s responsible for one of the biggest gold discoveries in the world, deep in the Indonesian jungle. It’s a find that sends Bre-X stock prices soaring to stratospheric heights. So his apparent death — a dramatic fall from ... Show More

39m 40s

May 2024

2. The believers

It’s gold fever. Estimates put the Bre-X discovery at four times the size of the biggest known gold deposit — and investors are trying to cash in. A small Canadian town is swept up in the gold rush. But others are asking questions, including a hedge fund manager who goes to extra ... Show More

43m 55s

Jun 2024

3. The battle for Busang

As the value of the Indonesian gold discovery skyrockets, it’s not just everyday investors who want in. Powerful players are drawn into the fight for the gold in Busang. But Bre-X, a small company, has only ever traded as a penny stock. Can it stand up to powerful rivals and play ... Show More

44m 36s

Feb 2025

The Six Billion Dollar Gold Scam: Trailer

It was the biggest gold mine fraud of all time – a scam that devastated countless lives. But what really happened? Suzanne Wilton revisits the story that she just couldn’t let go of, to find answers about how the scam was perpetrated…and about the mysterious death of a geologist ... Show More

3m 34s

Mar 2025

The Six Billion Dollar Gold Scam: 4. Prospector of the year

World of Secrets presents, The Six Billion Dollar Gold Scam. Bre-X’s new partners visit the Indonesian gold exploration site and make a shocking discovery. It will result in a reckoning half a world away at the mining industry’s party of the year — the Prospector and Developers A ... Show More

29m 56s

Feb 2025

The Six Billion Dollar Gold Scam: 1. The fall

World of Secrets presents The Six Billion Dollar Gold Scam. Bre-X geologist Michael de Guzman is the man of the hour. He’s responsible for one of the biggest gold discoveries in the world, deep in the Indonesian jungle. It’s a find that sends Bre-X stock prices soaring to stratos ... Show More

40m 18s

Mar 2025

The Six Billion Dollar Gold Scam: 6. The end of the bonanza

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 ... Show More

37m 32s

May 2023

Bernie Madoff: The $65 Billion Ponzi Scheme

Uncover the shocking story of Bernie Madoff's Ponzi scheme, the largest financial fraud in history, and its devastating consequences for investors, his family, and the SEC's credibility Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

1 h

Nov 2023

Introducing Cannabis Cowboys: the biggest cannabis scam ever

The Berlin-based company JuicyFields promised huge profits through investments in cannabis. Thousands of people worldwide trusted the company with their savings – and lost everything. In this true crime investigation, DW asks whodunit: from fake aristocrats to the Russian Mafia - ... Show More

3m 30s

Introducing The Six Billion Dollar Gold ...