Undoubtedly, the internet, Smartphones and the digital age generally have brought amazing benefits to so many people. Yet they have also brought cyber-thieves, unscrupulous people who thrive on taking advantage of security lapses and stealing money, passwords and secrets. It’s a hot topic and one well worth being able to talk about and explain!
In this Podcast, you will learn:
(i) To raise concerns about a suspicious WeChat message
(ii) How to talk about security in cyber space
Dialogue:
Two colleagues are discussing a suspicious message:
（在办公室）
(zài bàn gōng shì)
(at the office)
A:哎，小张，早上我朋友给我发来一条微信，说他现在遇上麻烦，向我借钱，把账户号码都发过来了。我觉得这特别不像是我这朋友的口气哎。
Āi, xiǎo Zhāng, zǎo shàng wǒ péng you gěi wǒ fā lái yī tiáo wēi xìn, shuō tā xiàn zài yù shang má fan, xiàng wǒ jiè qián, bǎ zhàng hù hào mǎ dōu fā guò lái le. Wǒ jué de zhè tè bié bù xiàng shì wǒ zhè péng yǒu de kǒu qì ai.
Zhang, my friend sent me a WeChat message. He said he is in some trouble now and wants to borrow money from me. He even sent me the account number. I think that this doesn’t sound like him at all.
B:你没给他转钱吧？
Nǐ méi gěi tā zhuǎn qián ba?
You didn’t transfer him the money, right?
A:还没有。
Hái méi you.
Not yet.
B:千万别转！你朋友的微信号可能被盗了，这极有可能是骗子发的欺诈信息！我以前就收到过一次。现在网络骗子特别多，一定要提高警惕！
Qiān wàn bié zhuǎn! Nǐ péng yǒu de wēi xìn hào kě néng bèi dào le, zhè jí yǒu kě néng shì piàn zi fā de qī zhà xìn xī!
Don’t transfer it! Your friend’s WeChat account has probably been hacked. This is most likely a fraud message from a cyber-thief. I received once before. Now there are a lot of cyber-thieves around. Be vigilant!
Chinese words and phrases mentioned in this Podcast:
网络欺诈：cyber fraud
微信：WeChat message
遇上：meet, come across
麻烦：trouble
借钱：borrow/ lend money
账户号码：account number
不像：not like
口气：tone; a breath; something someone implies
转钱：transfer money
千万别：absolutely don’t do something
被盗：got stolen, got hacked
骗子：thief
极有可能：extremely likely
欺诈信息：fraud message
网络骗子：cyber-thief
提高：increase
警惕：alert, vigilance
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