could you be a victim of online fraud 6 minute english
online fraud involves using the internet to trick someone into giving away their money or data and takes many forms. it is regarded by some as a highly profitable and relatively low-risk crime.
neil and georgina talk about online fraud and how it is becoming more common as well as teaching you some useful vocabulary along the way.
this week's question
how much money has been claimed in total through the coronavirus job scheme in the uk?
a) 17 billion pounds
b) 27 billion pounds
c) 37 billion pounds
listen to the programme to find out the answer.
vocabulary
mindset
someone’s way of thinking and the general attitudes and opinions they have about something; mentality
intelligence
secret information about a person, government or country
cover story
false story someone tells in order to hide the truth
data breach
occasion when private information can be seen by people who should not be able to see it
malware
computer software and viruses that are designed to damage the way a computer works
infiltrate
secretly enter a group or organisation in order to spy on it or influence it
[cover: getty images]
to download the audio and a transcript, go to:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish...
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online fraud involves using the internet to trick someone into giving away their money or data and takes many forms. it is regarded by some as a highly profitable and relatively low-risk crime. neil and georgina talk about online fraud and how it is becoming more common as well as teaching you some useful vocabulary along the way.this week's question how much money has been claimed in total through the coronavirus job scheme in the uk? a) 17 billion poundsb) 27 billion poundsc) 37 billion poundslisten to the programme to find out the answer. vocabulary mindsetsomeone’s way of thinking and the general attitudes and opinions they have about something; mentalityintelligence secret information about a person, government or countrycover storyfalse story someone tells in order to hide the truthdata breachoccasion when private information can be seen by people who should not be able to see itmalwarecomputer software and viruses that are designed to damage the way a computer worksinfiltratesecretly enter a group or organisation in order to spy on it or influence it [cover: getty images]to download the audio and a transcript, go to:https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish...more 6 minute english episodes:why pay for bottled water? https://youtu.be/r_0e8hbxyn8how your eyes predict your personalityhttps://youtu.be/mlywm-kdbwmwalkman: the music player revolutionhttps://youtu.be/nuhiozfudawwhat is surf and turf? https://youtu.be/hcmkloix8vkhacking help for us electionshttps://youtu.be/pzq2slm4wu4#bbclearningenglish #learnenglish #onlinefraud #fraudsters #databreach #passwords for the love of foreign languages 6 minute english comfort food 6 minute english coronavirus vs other pandemics 6 minute english are trees intelligent 6 minute english can jellyfish help us solve our problems 6 minute english why do we choose to text instead of talk 6 minute english loneliness 6 minute english is punctuality important 6 minute english the circular economy 6 minute english 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neil and georgina talk about online fraud and how it is becoming more common as well as teaching you some useful vocabulary along the way.
this week's question
how much money has been claimed in total through the coronavirus job scheme in the uk?
a) 17 billion pounds
b) 27 billion pounds
c) 37 billion pounds
listen to the programme to find out the answer.
vocabulary
mindset
someone’s way of thinking and the general attitudes and opinions they have about something; mentality
intelligence
secret information about a person, government or country
cover story
false story someone tells in order to hide the truth
data breach
occasion when private information can be seen by people who should not be able to see it
malware
computer software and viruses that are designed to damage the way a computer works
infiltrate
secretly enter a group or organisation in order to spy on it or influence it
[cover: getty images]
to download the audio and a transcript, go to:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish...
more 6 minute english episodes:
why pay for bottled water?
https://youtu.be/r_0e8hbxyn8
how your eyes predict your personality
https://youtu.be/mlywm-kdbwm
walkman: the music player revolution
https://youtu.be/nuhiozfudaw
what is surf and turf?
https://youtu.be/hcmkloix8vk
hacking help for us elections
https://youtu.be/pzq2slm4wu4
#bbclearningenglish #learnenglish #onlinefraud #fraudsters #databreach #passwords