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Unit 4 Online Life | Page D

Scam Alert

收到可疑信息，怎么判断？

Listen for an online scam.

Start: Is it safe?

Congratulations! You won a prize.
Click here now.
Key in your PIN.

Is it safe?

Be careful. It asks for your PIN.

Can you say these?

Scam Words

Click the word. Then click the meaning.

to not understand when someone tries to get money from you with lies
上当受骗
information about you and your life
个人信息
when people try to get you to give information over the internet
网络钓鱼 / 骗取个人信息
to steal information about someone, then pretend to be them
身份盗用
a new window or message that appears on your computer screen
弹窗
a secret number you use with your bank card
银行卡密码 / 个人识别码

Listening: What happened?

Track 4.02

Mark is talking with his dad. What might have happened?

I think it is about .

10 Listen for the problem

1 Why is Mark’s dad angry?

Q10-1Because Mark’s grandfather has fallen for a scam and lost £5,000.

2 What does he want Mark not to do?

Q10-2He doesn’t want him to fall for any online scams.

11 Listen for details

1 Mark’s grandfather didn’t lose much money.

F - almost all the money he had. (£5,000)
Q11-1Dad: £5,000. All the money he had, almost.

2 Mark doesn’t think he will fall for a scam.

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Q11-2Mark: Hey, I read my emails a bit more carefully than grandad.

3 Identity theft is less of a problem now than before.

F - it’s a bigger problem.
Q11-3Dad: It’s a big problem these days, and getting bigger.

4 Mark got an email offering him a new laptop.

F - it was offering him a tablet.
Q11-4Mark: I got an email the other day saying they would give me a new tablet for when I go to university.

5 The brother of one of Mark’s friends lost money.

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Q11-5Mark: Yeah, my friend’s older brother got one of those. Can you believe he sent the money?

6 Mark’s dad thinks only teenagers are tricked online.

F - teenagers, adults, grandads - anyone can fall for scams.
Q11-6Dad: See? Teenagers, adults, grandads - anyone can fall for scams.
MarkHey, Dad. What's up?
DadQ10-1I've just come from your grandfather's house. He told me he fell for a scam in an email.
MarkOh, no. Really? What happened?
DadOh, somebody sent him an email pretending to be from his bank. He sent them all of his personal data. But it was a phishing email and they used it to take money from his account.
MarkHow much did they take?
DadQ11-1£5,000. All the money he had, almost. I'm so angry.
MarkHmm, it's not his fault but he's not very careful, is he?
DadQ10-2No - but I hope you are. All that time you spend on the internet and social media. I hope you haven't fallen for any scams.
MarkQ11-2Hey, I read my emails a bit more carefully than grandad.
DadI know, but I also know that a lot of scams are aimed at teenagers because they're ...
MarkWhat? Stupid?
DadNo, I don't mean that. They're just ... well, a bit less experienced. I bet a lot of them don't know about identity theft.
MarkPeople trying to get your information so they can pretend to be you. I know. And you're right, for sure some of the kids at my school don't know about it.
DadQ11-3It's a big problem these days, and getting bigger.
MarkYou have to be sooo careful about information you give out, don't you?
DadThat's right. Those emails or pop-ups, offering you something fantastic, you should never believe them. If it looks too good to be true ...
MarkQ11-4... then it probably is too good to be true. Yeah, I got an email the other day saying they would give me a new tablet for when I go to university.
DadSee? Someone knows you're planning to go to university. It's in your digital footprint. You didn't do anything, did you?
MarkNo, Dad, of course not. I knew it was phishing - you know, they ask for your name, bank account number and PIN 'just to check'.
DadAnd these people, sometimes they ask you for money right away - 'just pay us five pounds and we'll send you 1,000,000'! Huh!
MarkQ11-5Yeah, my friend's older brother got one of those. Can you believe he sent the money? Never saw the money again, of course.
DadQ11-6See? Teenagers, adults, grandads - anyone can fall for scams. You just can't be too careful.
MarkIt's sad, huh?
DadYes, it is. Come on, let's get something to eat.

Grammar: all / some / none / any of them

Grammar Bridge

them = the group we already talked about

the messages -> them the people -> them the passwords and PINs -> them
all of them = 100% some of them = not 100% none of them = 0% any of them = one or more / it doesn’t matter which

KET Link

Some messages look real, but none of them are safe.

Do not open any of them.

The apps you use, the emails you send, everything you’ve searched for - all of them are part of your digital footprint.

the apps you use, the emails you send, everything you’ve searched for

There are plenty of people looking at information about you, and some of them want to steal from you.

people looking at information about you

Bank details, card numbers, passwords or PINs - none of them should be written in emails.

bank details, card numbers, passwords or PINs

13 Complete the rule with things / more / none.

RULE: We use the expressions all / some / / any of them to refer back to a group of 2 or people and say about it.

14 Choose the correct words.

1 My friends had a great time at my birthday party. / of them wanted to leave!
2 Which of these pens is Carla’s? They all look exactly the same, so / of them could be hers.
3 These bikes all look good, but I’m sure / of them are better than others.
4 These T-shirts are really cool. / of them would be fine for me.
5 These caps weren’t expensive. I got / of them for £12.
6 I tried on lots of different jeans, but / of them were the right size for me.
7 All the questions were really hard - I couldn’t answer / of them!
8 Her songs are OK - I quite like / of them.

15 Complete the sentences with all / some / none / any.

1 There are 32 students in Sarah’s class. It’s amazing that all of them like music, but of them listen to jazz.
2 I like most American TV shows, but of them are terrible!
3 OK, he scored three goals - but of them were lucky!
4 The cakes that I made were horrible - we couldn’t eat of them, so we threw them all away.
5 My three brothers like IT, but of them is as good with computers as my sister.
6 Look at those cameras. of them are very cheap, but others are very expensive.

Scam Report

Report the strange message.

Case summary

A strange message asks for personal data.

It may ask for a PIN or money.

Some messages look real, but none of them are safe.

Report bank

Someone sent a strange message. It asks for personal data. It asks for a PIN. This could be phishing. Some of them look real, but none of them are safe. Don’t key in your password or PIN. Delete the message and ask an adult.

Report form

Reported