Maria is a 75-year-old woman who enjoys staying in touch with her grandchildren through social media. One day, she gets a message from someone claiming to be her grandson, saying he is in trouble and needs money urgently. He asks her to send him $500 through a money transfer service. What should Maria do?, David loves playing online video games. He receives a message from another player offering him rare in-game items for free. To receive them, he is asked to enter his gaming account username and password on an external website. What should David do?, Sofia is a 35-year-old who frequently shops online. She gets a text message saying there is a problem with her latest order, and she needs to click a link to update her payment details. The message looks like it comes from a store she often buys from. What should Sofia do?, Mr. Lee is a retired teacher who enjoys reading the news online. One day, he sees an advertisement claiming he has won a free vacation but needs to enter his personal details and pay a small "processing fee" to claim the prize. What should Mr. Lee do?, Lucas is a 16-year-old student who often downloads music and movies from the internet. He finds a website that offers free downloads of the latest movies but asks him to enter his credit card details to verify his account. What should Lucas do?, Emily is a freelance graphic designer who takes payments from clients online. She receives an email from a new client offering her a high-paying job. The client sends her a check for more than the agreed amount and asks her to send back the extra money. What should Emily do?, Carlos, a 50-year-old business owner, gets a call from someone claiming to be from his bank. The caller says there has been suspicious activity on his account and asks him to confirm his account number and password over the phone. What should Carlos do?, Anna is a university student who often sells used books online. A buyer contacts her, saying they will send her payment through a link and asking her to enter her bank details to receive the money. What should Anna do?.

TA-03. Unit 2. Speaking: Internet scam situations

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