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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

1. Who did the criminal group cheat?
2. What did the fake buyers use?
3. Where did this happen?

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.

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