| 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. |
| urgent | important | |
| get robbed | to be victim of a robbery, something stolen | |
| wire | to send money electronically | |
| dodgy | questionable, suspicious | |
| hack | to gain access illegally or without authorization | |
| scam | to swindle (someone) by means of a trick | |
| con artist | a swindler who exploits the confidence of his vict |
| swindle | To cheat or defraud of money or property | |
| Ponzi Scheme | is an investment fraud that involves the payment of purported returns to existing investors from funds contributed by new investors. | |
| con | to persuade by deception | |
| Fraud | a person who makes deceitful pretenses | |
| Pirate | a person who uses or reproduces the work or invention of another without authorization. |