Scam Baiting

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Scam baiting
Lesson code: NZUT-DGAX-U1B ADVANCED
1 Key vocabulary
What do you think the underlined words and phrases mean? In pairs, match them to their correct
meaning below:
1. He managed to intrigue me with his offer, so I decided to ask for more details.
2. My family owns the company, so I get a cut of the profits.
3. He concocted a plan in order to fool the victim.
4. Joe called his business associate to check if the deal was still on.
5. He promised to help me, but now he's starting to backpedal.
6. Andrew is very vulnerable to scammers because of his old age.
7. Karen's email was hysterical. We just couldn't stop laughing.
8. Peter read the letter twice before its real meaning began to sink in.
a. a share (of money)

b. be fully understood or realized
c. do something different from what you had said you would do
d. easy to hurt or deceive
e. extremely funny
f. happening as planned
g. interest somebody very much
h. invented (in order to deceive someone)
2 Before you watch

You are going to watch James Veitch talk about what happened when he replied to an email scam.
First, discuss the questions below.
1. What kind of `proposals' from strangers do you receive in your inbox?

2. Have you ever replied to these scams?
3. What do you think would happen if you replied to a typical email scam and pretended to show interest?
Now, watch the video and compare your ideas to James' experience.
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3 Checking understanding
What do you remember? Put the events below in the correct order.
He proposed to use a code during their correspondence.

James decided to bait the scammer by expressing interest.
James had so much fun that he decided to carry on replying to scam emails for the next three years.
James proposed a much larger amount.
James received an email proposal from a scammer a few years ago. 1
James told the scammer he was going to spend his cut on hummus.
The scammer agreed and James got him to reply with a coded message.
The scammer proposed to ship 25kg of gold.
The scammer was happy and told James he was going to spend his cut on real estate.
4 Idioms in the video

Look at the sentences below. They all contain idioms used in the talk. Match each idiom to its correct
definition.
1. I'm going to send you an image file. Please hold tight.

2. I had one of my assistants run the numbers.
3. There's always a moment where the scammer tries to tug your heartstrings.
4. It was getting a bit out of hand. Friends were inviting me for a drink, but I kept refusing in order to
check my emails.
5. After a few weeks of baiting the scammer, I decided to knock it on the head.
6. When I didn't hear back from the scammer, I thought, I've gone too far.
a. do the calculations
b. exceeded the acceptable limit
c. make you feel strong sympathy for somebody
d. out of control
e. prevent something from happening, or to finally finish something (British English)
f. wait
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Now describe each situation below with one of the idioms.
1. Some people believe that humans are not responsible for climate change. But last year, people finally
stopped holding this opinion.
2. Jan did lots of calculations and came to the conclusion that it was not worth paying in installments.
3. Nana always likes to cause trouble but this time was different she threw a brick through her
neighbour's window.
4. At first the demonstration was calm and quiet. But suddenly the protestors started throwing bottles at
the police and the officers retaliated by beating them up.
5. I told Simon to just wait and do nothing while I order the meal.
6. The woman told me about her illness and the loss of her children. But I had a feeling that her stories
weren't true.
5 Talking point
Discuss any of the questions below.
1. Would you ever consider replying to a scam email? Why/why not?

2. Do scammers deserve to have their time wasted?
3. What kind of people do you think fall for email scams?
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a. a share (of money)

2 Before you watch

1. What kind of `proposals' from strangers do you receive in your inbox?

You can review this worksheet online at www.linguahouse.com/ex

He proposed to use a code during their correspondence.

4 Idioms in the video

1. I'm going to send you an image file. Please hold tight.

You can review this worksheet online at www.linguahouse.com/ex

Now describe each situation below with one of the idioms.

1. Would you ever consider replying to a scam email? Why/why not?

You can review this worksheet online at www.linguahouse.com/ex

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