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Global View - E-mail Scam (C0359)

A: I got an urgent email from Tom! He says he is in

London and got robbed and needs us to wire him

some money for his hotel.

B: What? That sounds really dodgy tome.

A: No way, Tom is an honest person, he wouldn’t lie

tome.

B: No I mean, it seems like someone may have

hacked his email account and sent that out. I

mean think about it, why would he email you instead of calling you.

A: Do you really think someone is trying to scam

people into sending money?

B: For sure! There are so many con artists out there,

you never really know.

Key Vocabulary

urgent A important

get

robbed

A to be victim of a robbery, something stolen

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c 2011 Praxis Language Ltd.wire V to send money electronically

dodgy A questionable, suspicious

hack V to gain access illegally

or without authorization

scam V to swindle (someone)

by means of a trick

con artist N a swindler who exploits

the confidence of his

vict

Supplementary Vocabulary

swindle V To cheat or defraud of

money or property

Ponzi

Scheme

N is an investment fraud

that involves the payment of purported returns to existing investors from funds contributed by new investors.

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c 2011 Praxis Language Ltd.con V to persuade by deception

Fraud N a person who makes deceitful pretenses

Pirate N a person who uses or

reproduces the work

or invention of another

without authorization.

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