Man Arrested in Menorca for €100,000 Cryptocurrency Scam in Germany
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Police caught a man in Ciutadella, Menorca. Ciutadella is a town in Spain. The man was wanted by Germany.
German police said the man did a scam. He took money from people who wanted to buy cryptocurrency. Cryptocurrency is digital money like Bitcoin.
The man got 100,000 euros from several investors. Investors are people who give money to make more money later.
The man was a fugitive. A fugitive is a person who runs away from the police.
Police found him at the port of Ciutadella. A port is a place where boats stop.
The police made an arrest. An arrest means police take a person and stop them from being free.
Germany wanted to ask the man about the crime. He will likely go to Germany soon.
Vocabulary6 words
- scam
- a trick to take someone's money
- cryptocurrency
- digital money, like Bitcoin
- investors
- people who give money to earn more money later
- fugitive
- a person who runs away from police
- port
- a place where boats stop
- arrest
- when police stop someone's freedom
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1. Ciutadella, Menorca 2. He scammed investors with cryptocurrency 3. True
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Police caught a man in _____, Menorca. The man was wanted by _____.
German police said the man did a _____. He took money from people who wanted to buy _____.
The man got 100,000 _____ from several investors.
The man was a _____. Police found him at the _____ of Ciutadella.
The police made an _____. Germany wanted to ask the man about the crime.
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