Middle East Conflict and Crypto Scams
Money Box
BBC
4.2 • 825 Ratings
🗓️ 4 April 2026
⏱️ 26 minutes
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Summary
Just seven days has passed since the USA and Israel began their attacks on Iran. As the attacks become heavier and more destructive, the ripples of war are already spreading around the globe. There was an immediate jump in the price of oil and gas, now worsening, as processing plants and facilities are attacked and transport routes disrupted. Petrol prices at the pump have been creeping up too and are expected to rise further. Money Box listeners have been asking what it could mean for the price of gas, electricity, heating oil and filling up their car.
A listener had more than £300,000 stolen from her in an investment scam. What can be done to catch the criminals who robbed her?
And by the end of the month there should be an official free scheme to claim compensation for missold car finance. How will it work?
Presenter: Paul Lewis Reporter: Dan Whitworth Researcher: Amber Mehmood Editor: Jess Quayle Senior News Editor: Sara Wadeson
(First broadcast 12pm Saturday 7th March 2026)
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| 0:13.5 | But who are the family behind one of the world's tech giants? |
| 0:17.2 | They often say, look, we built the nation. |
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| 0:28.3 | and their company. They are the equivalent of royalty. Listen first on BBC Sounds. |
| 0:34.0 | Hello, welcome to this Moneybox podcast, the listener who was robbed of more than £300,000 |
| 0:40.0 | by cryptocurrency thieves. It now looks like I'm going to lose my house and that I'll have to |
| 0:45.9 | sell it to repay the loans. I wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy. But is anyone trying to catch |
| 0:51.4 | them? And a free official scheme to claim compensation for |
| 0:55.1 | missold car finance is finally promised by the end of the month. But first, just over a |
| 1:01.0 | week has passed since the USA and Israel began their attacks on Iran. A short time ago, |
| 1:07.5 | the United States military began major combat operations in Iran. |
| 1:13.8 | The US and Israel launched strikes from air and sea |
| 1:16.1 | in what they say will be a multi-day operation, dubbed by the Pentagon, Epic Fury. |
| 1:21.8 | In the last week, the attacks have spread to 16 countries across the Middle East, |
| 1:26.3 | as Iran has retaliated and Israel has |
| 1:28.9 | extended its bombing to Lebanon. As the attacks become heavier and more destructive, more than |
| 1:33.8 | a thousand people have been killed, thousands of homes destroyed, hundreds of thousands have been |
| 1:39.3 | forced to flee. And the ripples of the war are already being felt around the world. There was an immediate |
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