Name: Falling for fraud - 6 Minute English
Uploaded: 2022-03-08T14:44:12.000Z
Duration: 6 min 34 s
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we discuss an interesting topic and teach

Rob: Hello. And today we’re talking about

But first, a very honest quiz question for

you to answer, Rob. According to UK Finance

Rob: Well, I imagine it’s quite a lot – so

Sam: We'll find out if you're right later in

people have fallen for fake emails, phone

calls or letters that look genuine and ask

us to give or update our financial details.

something that is a trick or a lie, to be

true. This year, for example, thousands of

people in the UK fell for a fraudulent – or

requesting that people update their direct

debit details for paying their TV licence.

Shari Vahl: It's a sleight of hand fraud.

Criminals get you to look over there whilst

completely convincing. All the right logos,

all the right fonts. It just says that my

and I need to pay it. It’s very polite.

said that this scam was a sleight of hand

fraud. 'Sleight of hand' means the use of

clever skill to gain something dishonestly

Rob: As Shari said, the criminals get you

to, metaphorically, look over there whilst

from it– so to steal from your pocket –

Sam: Now, like in this case, fraudsters –

financial information by 'phishing'. That’s

not fishing using a rod, line and hook, but

clever in what they do and it’s easy to be

And this has been thought through. It’s

What you really look for is a window into

someone - a key that unlocks just a small

part of their identity or their personal data

and from that a good fraud will build and

clever and often complicated – so it can

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Falling for fraud - 6 Minute English

sophisticated

pretend

genuine

devastating