【英语时差8,16】该如何处理诈骗电子邮件

Dear Annie:

In the past month, I have received three e-mails from different people asking me to send a deposit, after which they will forward a winning lottery¹ ticket to me. In exchange for cashing it for them, I will get a portion of the money.

I know these are scams, but I'm sure there are a few people who might fall for them. What do I do with these e-mails?－Palmdale, Calif.

Dear Palmdale:

Most such scams involve people claiming to be Nigerian officials or surviving spouses² of former government officials, who very politely offer to give you money if you will help them transfer funds out of the country. You are then asked to provide your bank account number and some money to cover legal and transaction fees. You may even be encouraged to travel to Nigeria or a border country to complete the transaction. Sometimes, the con³ artists will produce fake money to verify their claims.

People who have responded have been beaten, subjected to threats and extortion, and in some cases, murdered. And, of course, there is a stream of excuses why there was never any transfer of funds to your account. If you receive e-mail from someone claiming to need your help getting money out of another country, do not respond.

 

scam  (n.)   诈骗；欺骗

deposit  (n.)   存款；汇款

lottery ticket   彩券；彩票

a portion of   一部份；一些

to fall for   受骗；遭愚弄

politely  (adv.)   有礼貌地；客气地

con artist   诈骗者；罪犯

to verify  (v.)   证实；作证

extortion  (n.)   勒索；敲竹槓

1 lottery   

n.抽彩；碰运气的事，难于算计的事

参考例句：

• He won no less than ￡5000 in the lottery.他居然中了5000英镑的奖券。
• They thought themselves lucky in the lottery of life.他们认为自己是变幻莫测的人生中的幸运者。

2 spouses   

n.配偶，夫或妻( spouse的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Jobs are available for spouses on campus and in the community. 校园里和社区里有配偶可做的工作。 来自辞典例句
• An astonishing number of spouses-most particularly in the upper-income brackets-have no close notion of their husbands'paychecks. 相当大一部分妇女——特别在高收入阶层——并不很了解他们丈夫的薪金。 来自辞典例句

3 con   

n.反对的观点，反对者，反对票，肺病；vt.精读，学习，默记；adv.反对地，从反面；adj.欺诈的

参考例句：

• We must be fair and consider the reason pro and con.我们必须公平考虑赞成和反对的理由。
• The motion is adopted non con.因无人投反对票，协议被通过。