B1 — Intermediate
Scams are becoming a big problem in many countries. Scammers use the internet, phone calls, and messages to trick people and take their money.
Scam centers are places where groups of people work together to trick their victims. They may pretend to be from a bank, a company, a government agency, or even a friend.
We should all be careful and never share personal information or money with anyone online.
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Vocabulary Questions:
- What is a “scam center“? “In some countries, criminal gangs build large scam centers to trick people and make money.” Use the term in a sentence. Give a synonym.
- What does “to cost someone a lot of money” mean? “These scams cost people and countries a lot of money each year.” Use the idiom in a sentence. Give a synonym.
- What does “to face abuse” mean? “Some workers go there to earn money, but many are forced to work and face abuse.” Use the expression in a sentence. Give a synonym.
Discussion Questions:
- Share your opinion about scam centers’ business model.
- What do you think about how scams cost people and countries a lot of money each year?
- What is your reaction to/opinion about this: “Some workers go there to earn money, but many are forced to work and face abuse.“?
- What is your view on this: “Governments try to stop the centers, but the gangs have a lot of power and work in areas with weak control.”?
- What can we do to stop these scams and close these scam centers?
- Talk about the worst scam you’ve ever heard happened to someone.
4 replies on “Scam Centers”
There are many scam centers, selling counterfeit designer clothing and handbags from brands like Chanel, Hugo Boss, Yves Saint Laurent, and Raibant.
There are also scams involving online purchases; they promise you tools with certain features, but they don’t deliver.
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1. It’s a place they use to scam people and make massive scams.
2. It means that when the scam succeeds, they lose a lot of money.
3. The workers of the scam center have a bad work conditions.
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1. In my opinion, the owners of the scam center take advantage of innocent people who have no background in IT for win money.
2. I think they must use more money for prevention courses.
3. In this case, if the workers accept this type of job they must face the consequences.
4. Thats is true. The governments don’t waste the sufficient money on this topic.
5. In my opinion, if the governments really want to stop this scam problem they must invest money in prevention courses for the users/people and hire experts in his teams.
6. i dont know anyone.
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