EP 0359Global View
E-mail Scam
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.
What? That sounds really dodgy tome.
No way, Tom is an honest person, he wouldn’t lie tome.
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.
Do you really think someone is trying to scam people into sending money?
For sure! There are so many con artists out there, you never really know.
核心词汇
urgentA
important
get robbedA
to be victim of a robbery, something stolen
wireV
to send money electronically
dodgyA
questionable, suspicious
hackV
to gain access illegally or without authorization
scamV
to swindle (someone) by means of a trick
con artistN
a swindler who exploits the confidence of his vict
拓展词汇
swindleV
To cheat or defraud of money or property
Ponzi SchemeN
is an investment fraud that involves the payment of purported returns to existing investors from funds contributed by new investors.
conV
to persuade by deception
FraudN
a person who makes deceitful pretenses
PirateN
a person who uses or reproduces the work or invention of another without authorization.