Fake ticket sellers scam fans of Koshien baseball tournament
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Some people wanted tickets for the Koshien baseball games.
Koshien is a famous baseball tournament in Japan.
It happens every summer.
People tried to buy tickets on social media.
Someone said they would sell their tickets.
The seller asked for money first.
Then the seller said they would send a QR code.
A QR code is a small square picture.
You can scan it with a phone.
It should open a ticket or a website.
But some people never got a real ticket.
This is called a scam.
A scam is a trick to take your money.
Police in Hyogo prefecture are looking at this problem.
A prefecture is like a state or region in Japan.
Nine people told the police about this problem.
The police station is called Koshien police station.
People should be careful when they buy tickets online.
Vocabulary7 words
- tournament
- a sports event with many games
- social media
- apps or websites where people share things
- QR code
- a small square code you scan with a phone
- scan
- to use a phone to read a code
- scam
- a trick to steal money
- prefecture
- a region in Japan, like a state
- police
- people who keep us safe and stop crime
Quiz
Answer key
1. Baseball tickets 2. A QR code 3. Nine
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Some people wanted _____ for the Koshien baseball games.
Koshien is a famous baseball _____ in Japan.
People tried to buy tickets on _____.
The seller asked for _____ first.
Then the seller said they would send a _____.
A QR code is a small square picture you can _____ with a phone.
But some people never got a real ticket. This is called a _____.
Police in Hyogo _____ are looking at this problem.
_____ people told the police about this problem.
People should be careful when they buy tickets _____.