Criminal Network Selling Fake Money to Car Sellers Broken Up in Oran
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Police in Oran have stopped a criminal group. The group cheated people who wanted to sell cars.
The criminals worked like this. They found people who wanted to sell a car. Then they came as fake buyers.
The fake buyers showed fake money. This money looked real, but it was not real. Police call this a scam.
The group also did money laundering. This means they tried to make bad money look like good money.
Police worked hard to find this group. Now the group is dismantled. This means it does not work anymore.
This story is a warning for car sellers. People must check money and buyers very well before they sell a car.
Vocabulary6 words
- criminal
- a person who breaks the law
- fake
- not real; made to look real
- fake money
- money that looks real but is not real
- scam
- a trick to take money from people
- money laundering
- making bad money look clean and legal
- dismantled
- stopped and taken apart
Quiz
Answer key
1. Car sellers 2. Fake money 3. In Oran
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Police in Oran have stopped a _____ group. The group cheated people who wanted to sell _____.
The criminals worked like this. They found people who wanted to sell a car. Then they came as _____ buyers.
The fake buyers showed _____ money. This money looked real, but it was not real. Police call this a _____.
The group also did money _____. This means they tried to make bad money look like good money.
Police worked hard to find this group. Now the group is _____. This means it does not work anymore.
This story is a _____ for car sellers. People must check money and buyers very well before they sell a car.