Scam-busters, the best debit card and is cash king?

The Martin Lewis Podcast

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4.4 • 929 Ratings

🗓️ 3 May 2023

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

The Martin Lewis podcast is here and it’s an emotional one. As it is announced that the UK is to ban all cold calls selling financial products as part of a national crackdown on scams, Martin reveals that a relative of his was the victim of a scam call earlier this week – while he was in discussions with the government about the policy. Did you know 41% of crime in the UK is now fraud? Martin talks about how to keep yourself, and those you care about, safe.

Plus how you can get cashback on purchases, as well as paying no fees abroad… and why you REALLY need to figure out if you, or someone you know might be eligible for pension credits. It’s a complex system but there’s an eligibility checker to see if you’re entitled to more – but you’ve only got till May 19th – so get your skates on.

And this week’s Tell Us is all about the last time you used cash, and Nihal takes on Martin’s Money Mastermind one more time.

PRODUCER: Susanne Courtney

Transcript

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0:00.0	BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, Podcasts.
0:04.6	Hello, I'm Martin Lewis, and this is the cunningly named The Martin Lewis Podcasts.
0:10.2	Don't know how we thought of the name. I do wonder what it's going to be about.
0:13.4	Now, usually much of it comes from my BBC Radio 5 live show with Nihau Arthur Naika,
0:17.5	but there's bonus money-saving tips too too just for you lucky, lucky podcast listeners.
0:23.1	This week, scams, fraud, how to protect yourself and how the government will protect you.
0:29.5	It wasn't a planned conversation, but it certainly turned into one. I got choked up a little bit too
0:34.4	as part of it, so have a listen. We've also got the best debit card
0:38.8	on the market, but that is about to get worse, so you need to grab it ASAP to ensure you get
0:44.0	the better version with unlimited cashback and the top way to spend abroad, but not long to do it.
0:50.6	Pension credit, a million state pensioners can top up their pensions and get the cost of
0:54.9	living payment, 301 quid, in their pocket too, but again, you need to go quick. We've got mastermind,
1:00.0	money back on faulty cars and loads more. Play the theme tune. This time for the I got to pay So I'm going to work for a world
1:12.6	Every day
1:13.6	This time for the man, the myth, the legend
1:16.6	Martin Lewis is here
1:18.6	And this week we've got two for the price of one
1:20.6	Two big topics.
1:21.6	Martin, lovely to see you.
1:23.6	What are we talking about?
1:24.6	Okay, so I'm going to start off
1:26.6	one of the big products that's been ramping at the top of three different best buy tables is due to change this week.
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