Italian Choreographer Veronica Peparini Reports Phone Bank Scam
Veronica Peparini is a famous Italian choreographer.
She said someone called her on the phone and tricked her.
This is called a scam. A scam is when someone lies to get your money.
The person took money from her bank account. A bank account is a place where you keep your money.
After the scam, Peparini had only four euros left. A euro is money used in Italy.
She said the scammer knew who she was. He had recognised her.
Peparini decided to report the crime to the police. This is called a report.
She also shared the phone number of the person who stole her money.
She wants other people to be careful about this kind of scam.
Many people get scam calls like this every day.
Vocabulary15 words
- scam
- a trick to steal money
- bank account
- a place where you keep your money
- euros
- money used in Italy and other European countries
- recognised
- knew who someone was
- report
- telling the police about a crime
- choreographer
- a person who creates dances
- phone
- a device used to call people
- money
- what you use to buy things
- famous
- known by many people
- stole
- took something that is not yours
- crime
- something bad and against the law
- police
- people who stop crime
- careful
- paying attention so nothing bad happens
- shared
- gave information to others
- trick
- to make someone believe something false
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1. An Italian choreographer 2. 4 euros 3. She reported it and shared the scammer's phone number
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Veronica Peparini is a famous Italian _____.
She said someone called her on the _____ and tricked her.
This is called a _____. A scam is when someone lies to get your money.
The person took money from her _____ _____.
After the scam, Peparini had only four _____ left.
She said the scammer had _____ her.
Peparini decided to _____ the crime to the police.
She also shared the _____ _____ of the person who stole her money.
She wants other people to be _____ about this kind of scam.
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